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natural number

noun

Definition of natural number

1 : the number 1 or any number (such as 3, 12, 432) obtained by adding 1 to it one or more times : a positive integer
2 : any of the positive integers together with 0 : a nonnegative integer

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 Pele would operate slightly deeper than Tostão, acting as the essential playmaker and arguably the closest thing to a natural number ten. — SI.com, "Mario Zagallo: Habitual World Cup Winner & Sculptor of Brazil's Joga Bonito Era," 15 July 2019 The set of real numbers is demonstrably larger than the set of natural numbers. — Quanta Magazine, "Möbius Strips Defy a Link With Infinity," 20 Feb. 2019

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First Known Use of natural number

1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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natural number

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Kids Definition of natural number

: the number 1 or any number obtained by adding 1 to it one or more times

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