natural number; non-negative integer
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natural number; non-negative integer (zero and all positive integers)
In modern Chinese mathematical terminology, natural numbers include zero. Historically, and in some Western mathematical contexts, natural numbers may refer only to positive integers (1, 2, 3...).
Zì自
rán然
shù数
bāo包
kuò括
líng零
、
yī一
、
èr二
、
sān三
………
…
Natural numbers include zero, one, two, three...
Líng零
shì是
zuì最
xiǎo小
de的
zì自
rán然
shù数
。
Zero is the smallest natural number.
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Suǒ所
yǒu有
de的
zì自
rán然
shù数
dōu都
shì是
zhěng整
shù数
。
All natural numbers are integers.
Zài在
zì自
rán然
shù数
jí集
hé合
zhōng中
，
jiā加
fǎ法
yùn运
suàn算
shì是
fēng封
bì闭
de的
。
In the set of natural numbers, the addition operation is closed.