| Math Logic |
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| Question : |
| What
is so 'Natural' about Natural Numbers ? |
Answer : |
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Natural numbers are positive integers, in other words whole numbers which may be cardinal numbers or ordinal numbers. |
Natural numbers have two main purposes:
- They can be used for counting.
- They can be used for ordering.
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Mathematicians use N to refer to the set of all natural numbers. |
