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• whole number — n. 1. zero or any positive multiple of 1 [28 is a whole number] 2. any integer or any natural number …   English World dictionary

• whole number — noun any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero (Freq. 1) an integer is a number that is not a fraction • Syn: ↑integer • Hypernyms: ↑number • Hyponyms: ↑characteris …   Useful english dictionary

• whole number — whole′ num ber n. 1) math. integer 1) 2) math. natural number …   From formal English to slang

• whole number — noun a) An integer b) A natural number …   Wiktionary

• Natural number — Natural numbers can be used for counting (one apple, two apples, three apples, ...) from top to bottom. In mathematics, the natural numbers are the ordinary whole numbers used for counting ( there are 6 coins on the table ) and ordering ( this is …   Wikipedia

• number theory — Math. the study of integers and their relation to one another. Also called theory of numbers. [1910 15] * * * Branch of mathematics concerned with properties of and relations among integers. It is a popular subject among amateur mathematicians… …   Universalium

• number game — Introduction       any of various puzzles and games that involve aspects of mathematics.       Mathematical recreations comprise puzzles and games that vary from naive amusements to sophisticated problems, some of which have never been solved.… …   Universalium

• number symbolism — Introduction       cultural associations, including religious, philosophic, and aesthetic, with various numbers.       Humanity has had a love hate relationship with numbers from the earliest times. Bones dating from perhaps 30,000 years ago show …   Universalium

• natural number — noun the number 1 and any other number obtained by adding 1 to it repeatedly • Hypernyms: ↑number * * * noun : any one of the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. : a positive integer * * * a positive integer or zero. [1755 65] * * * na …   Useful english dictionary

• number — I n. symbol indicating quantity 1) an even; odd number 2) a high; low number 3) an algebraic; cardinal; complex; compound; decimal; imaginary; infinite; irrational; mass; mixed; natural; negative; ordinal; positive; prime; quantum; whole number… …   Combinatory dictionary

• natural numbers — noun a) The set of positive integers, 1, 2, 3, .... 0∈ℕ, and b) The set of non negative integers, ℕ = 0, 1, 2, 3, ..., being the smallest such that: n∈ℕ⇒ succ(n)∈ℕ …   Wiktionary