May 16, 2016 · How is a number represented with symbols? An integer can be defined as the difference between two natural numbers. Natural numbers can be defined as the number of …

Integers and rational numbers are not fractions, in the strictest sense of the word "are". For example, the fractions $1/1$, $4/4$, and $8/8$ are all different fractions, but they all represent …

The imaginary numbers are sometimes defined to be the "pure imaginary" numbers--complex numbers for which the "real part" a = 0, sometimes with the added restriction that b is not zero- …

I would say that in the natural language the correspondence between cardinal numbers and ordinal numbers is off by one, thus distinguishing two sets of natural numbers, one starting …

Mar 13, 2011 · A reasonable place to start is to search "strictly positive" or "strictly negative" in your favorite academic search engine. Those terms are used when there must be no …

Apr 5, 2015 · The natural numbers have different definitions depending on the book; sometimes the natural numbers are just the positive integers $\mathbb N=\mathbb Z^+$, but other times …

Jul 31, 2022 · Perhaps a rather silly question but what exactly is the difference between a non-integral number and a non-integer number? I have heard both being used but I can't really …

May 13, 2020 · Non-Integer numbers can be considered squares, in certain contexts. Although a square number is usually meant to be an Integer. Especially at elementary level, and when it is …

Dec 21, 2012 · Actually, if you only know the complex numbers and the four basic arithmetic operations, you can't define the real numbers. Your method of picking out the real numbers …

A partition of a positive integer $n$, also called an integer partition, is a way of writing $n$ as a sum of positive integers. The number of partitions of $n$ is ...