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natural numbers

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.74 in modern English

Syllables
nat-u-ral num-bers
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The set of positive integers, {1, 2, 3, ...}.

noun

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

Inflected Forms

natural number (singular)

Phrases

natural number inductive definition

Frequently Paired Words

set natural number inductive definition

Synonyms

counting numbers whole numbers ℕ

Questions

What does natural numbers mean?
The set of positive integers, {1, 2, 3, ...}.

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