Dictionary

natural number en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Meanings

1. A positive integer {1, 2, 3, ...}.
2. A non-negative integer {0, 1, 2, ...}.
   • A careful derivation of the arithmetic properties of the natural numbers #92;mathbb#123;N#125;, using induction, was done by G. Peano (1858–1932). It is a lot of fun, but we will not pursue any of it here. 2007, Mark Bridger, REAL ANALYSIS: A Constructive Approach, Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, page 3:

Forms

Relateds

counting number · integer · whole number · natural numbers · number

Translations (67)

bg ця́ло положи́телно число́ ((only) positive integer) · hu természetes szám (positive integer or non-negative integer) · fa عدد طبیعی ((only) positive integer) · de natürliche Zahl (positive integer or non-negative integer) · ja 正数 ((only) positive integer) · es entero no negativo ((only) non-negative integer) · hi धन पूर्ण संख्या (positive integer or non-negative integer) · ko 자연수 (positive integer or non-negative integer) · sv naturligt tal (positive integer or non-negative integer) · fi ei-negatiivinen kokonaisluku ((only) non-negative integer) · da positivt heltal ((only) positive integer) · ka ბუნებრივი რიცხვი (positive integer or non-negative integer) · fr entier naturel ((only) positive integer) · eo natura nombro ((only) positive integer) · it numero naturale (positive integer or non-negative integer) · el φυσικός αριθμός (positive integer or non-negative integer) · fa عدد طبیعی (positive integer or non-negative integer) · nl natuurlijk getal (positive integer or non-negative integer) · tr doğal sayı ((only) positive integer) · mk природен број (positive integer or non-negative integer) · mi tau tatau (positive integer or non-negative integer) · da ikke-negativt heltal ((only) non-negative integer) · es número entero no negativo ((only) non-negative integer) · bg есте́ствено число́ (positive integer or non-negative integer) · hi धन पूर्णांक (positive integer or non-negative integer) · is náttúrleg tala (positive integer or non-negative integer) · ar عدد طبيعي (positive integer or non-negative integer) · pl liczba całkowita dodatnia ((only) positive integer) · hi प्राकृतिक संख्या (positive integer or non-negative integer) · gl número natural (positive integer or non-negative integer) · fr entier naturel (positive integer or non-negative integer) · pl liczba całkowita nieujemna ((only) non-negative integer) · ja 非負数 ((only) non-negative integer) · pt número natural (positive integer or non-negative integer) · ja 自然数 ((only) non-negative integer) · hy բնական թիվ (positive integer or non-negative integer) · fr nombre entier naturel (positive integer or non-negative integer) · ml എണ്ണൽ സംഖ്യ (positive integer or non-negative integer) · es número natural (positive integer or non-negative integer) · tl bilang na likas ((only) non-negative integer) · es entero positivo ((only) positive integer) · es número entero positivo ((only) positive integer) · es entero no negativo (positive integer or non-negative integer) · cs přirozené číslo ((only) positive integer) · tl bilang na panalatag ((only) positive integer) · id bilangan asli (positive integer or non-negative integer) · bg ця́ло неотрица́телно число́ ((only) non-negative integer) · ja 自然数 (positive integer or non-negative integer) · nl naturligt tal (positive integer or non-negative integer) · fa شمارهی طبیعی (positive integer or non-negative integer) · fr nombre naturel (positive integer or non-negative integer) · cs přirozené číslo (positive integer or non-negative integer) · hi प्राकृत संख्या (positive integer or non-negative integer) · fi luonnollinen luku (positive integer or non-negative integer) · fi positiivinen kokonaisluku ((only) positive integer) · he מספר טבעי (positive integer or non-negative integer) · ja 自然数 ((only) positive integer) · da naturligt tal (positive integer or non-negative integer) · bn স্বাভাবিক সংখ্যা (positive integer or non-negative integer) · ru натура́льное число́ (positive integer or non-negative integer) · pl liczba naturalna (positive integer or non-negative integer) · es número entero no negativo (positive integer or non-negative integer) · eu zenbaki arrunt (positive integer or non-negative integer) · cmn 自然數 /自然数 (positive integer or non-negative integer) · tl bilang na likas (positive integer or non-negative integer) · tr sayma sayısı ((only) non-negative integer) · ar عَدَد طَبِيعِيّ ((only) positive integer)