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| The term '''whole number''' is used differently by different authors. It may mean: | |||
| {{Mergeto|Natural number|date=October 2006}} | |||
| ⚫ | *], including 0. | ||
| The whole numbers are the ] ]s (0, 1, 2, 3, ...) | |||
| *], not including 0, though this usage seems to be rare | |||
| <p>The ] of all whole numbers is represented by the symbol <math>\mathbb{W}</math> = {0, 1, 2, 3, ...} | |||
| *] | |||
| <p>], the elements of <math>\mathbb{W}</math> form a ] under addition (with ] zero), and under multiplication (with identity element one). | |||
| {{disambig}} | |||
| ==Aside== | |||
| Unfortunately, this term is used by various authors to mean: | |||
| *the ] ]s (1, 2, 3, ...) | |||
| *all ]s (..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...) | |||
| To remove ambiguity from mathematical terminology, those uses are now discouraged. | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| ⚫ | * |
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| ==References== | |||
| Whole number as nonnegative integer: | |||
| *Bourbaki, N. ''Elements of Mathematics: Theory of Sets'']. Paris, France: Hermann, 1968. ISBN 3-540-22525-0. | |||
| *Halmos, P. R. ''Naive Set Theory''. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1974. ISBN 0-387-90092-6. | |||
| *Wu, H. ''Chapter 1: Whole Numbers.'' University of California at Berkeley, 2002. | |||
| *The Math Forum, in explaining real numbers, describes "whole number" as . | |||
| *Simmons, B. MathWords presents the whole numbers as in an ] of common numeric ]. | |||
| *Ballew, P. Origins of the term , retrieved October 26, 2006. | |||
| Whole number as positive integer: | |||
| * {{MathWorld | urlname=WholeNumber | title=Whole Number}} (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: | |||
| *Beardon, Alan F., Professor in Complex Analysis at the University of Cambridge: | |||
| *The ''American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language'', 4th edition. ISBN 0-395-82517-2. Includes all three possibilities as definitions of "whole number." | |||
Revision as of 06:21, 9 November 2006
The term whole number is used differently by different authors. It may mean:
- Natural number, including 0.
- Natural number, not including 0, though this usage seems to be rare
- Integer
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