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{{stub}}Natural numbers are the nonnegative [[integers]], 0, 1, 2, 3, 17, 100, etc.
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Natural numbers are the can either be an element of the set {1, 2, 3,...} or an element of the set {0, 1, 2, 3,...} which are respectivly positive and non-negative [[integers]].  Positive integers are generally used in number theory, while non-negative integers are favored in mathematical logic, set theory and computer science.
  
 
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Natural numbers are the can either be an element of the set {1, 2, 3,...} or an element of the set {0, 1, 2, 3,...} which are respectivly positive and non-negative integers. Positive integers are generally used in number theory, while non-negative integers are favored in mathematical logic, set theory and computer science.