Difference between revisions of "Whole numbers"

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The '''whole numbers''' include zero and the positive integers: 0, 1, 2, 3, and so on.
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A '''whole number''' is an [[integer]] that is either [[positive]] or [[zero]] (i.e., non-negative). A non-zero whole number is called a [[counting number]].
  
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* [[counting numbers]] (just the positive integers)
 

Latest revision as of 16:06, February 18, 2016

A whole number is an integer that is either positive or zero (i.e., non-negative). A non-zero whole number is called a counting number.