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natural numbers

noun natural number

  1. plural, plural normally The set of positive integers, {1, 2, 3, ...}.
  2. plural, plural normally The set of non-negative integers, {0, 1, 2, 3, ...}.

    Similar: counting numbers, whole numbers, ℕ

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noun number theory

Españolnúmeros naturales
한국어자연수 jayeonsu
日本語自然数 shizensu
中文自然數 /自然数 zìránshù
हिन्दीप्राकृतिक संख्या prākŕtik saṅkhyā
Portuguêsnúmeros naturais
Deutschnatürliche Zahlen
Italianonumero naturale
Русскийнатуральные числа naturalʹnyje čisla

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@misc{natural_numbers_2026,
  title = {natural numbers},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/natural%20numbers},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}