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	BEFORE YOU EDIT THIS PAGE, PLEASE READ THE COMMENT BLOCK AT THE VERY END WHERE THERE ARE REFERENCES TO RESPECTED MATHEMATICAL WORKS THAT USE "WHOLE NUMBER" IN THREE DIFFERENT SENSES.
	"WHOLE NUMBER" IS, UNFORTUNATLY, NOT USED CONSISTENTLY IN MATHEMATICAL LITERATURE, AND YOU CANNOT ASSUME THE DEFINITION YOU LEARNED IS SCHOOL IS THE SOLE CORRECT DEFINITION.
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	'''Whole numbers''' may variously refer to:
	*the positive ]s (1, 2, 3, ...)priyanshi i love you
	*the non-negative ]s (0, 1, 2, 3, ...)
	*all ]s (..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...)

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	Below are references for each of the three ways ''whole number'' has been used in mathematical literature:
	Whole number as nonnegative integer:
	+ *Bourbaki, N. . Paris: Hermann, 1968.
	+ *Halmos, P. R. . New York: Springer-Verlag, 1974.
	+ *The Math Forum, in explaining real numbers, describes "whole number" as .
	Whole number as positive integer:
	+ *The Math Forum, in explaining perfect numbers, describes ''whole number'' as .
	+ *Eric W. Weisstein. "Whole Number." From .
	(Weisstein's primary definition is as positive integer. However, he acknowledges other definitions of ''whole number,'' and is the source of the reference to Bourbaki and Halmos above.)
	Whole number as integer:
	+ *Alan F. Beardon, Professor in Complex Analysis at the University of Cambridge:
	+ *The , 4th edition, includes all three possibilities as definitions of ''whole number.'' See also: .
	+ *''Webster's Third New International Dictionary (Unabridged)'' has the following entry: "whole number ''n'' : INTEGER".
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