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| '''Whole numbers''' |
The '''Whole numbers''' are | ||
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*the non-negative ]s (0, 1, 2, 3, ...). | ||
| *the non-negative ]s (0, 1, 2, 3, ...) | |||
| *all ]s (..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...) | |||
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| + *Bourbaki, N. . Paris: Hermann, 1968. | + *Bourbaki, N. . Paris: Hermann, 1968. | ||
| + *Halmos, P. R. . New York: Springer-Verlag, 1974. | + *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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The Whole numbers are
- the non-negative integers (0, 1, 2, 3, ...).
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