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natural number
noun
- a positive integer or zero.
natural number
noun
- any of the numbers 0,1,2,3,4,… that can be used to count the members of a set; the non-negative integers
natural number
- A positive integer.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of natural number1
First recorded in 1755–65
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Example Sentences
Half the product of the two might, perhaps, seem to be a natural number to adopt for symbolic purposes.
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The latter never exceed four joints, which seems the most natural number; and the former are limited to three.
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When the savage has finished his count of the fingers of a single hand, he has reached this natural number base.
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The most natural number is four, for this obtains in the majority.
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This is the most universal, and may be called the natural number of these joints.
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