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natural number

ambiguous mathematical term used either for non-negative or for strictly positive integers, depending on usage
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natural number

Summary

natural number is a mathematical term[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of mathematical_term entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,609 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • natural number's instance of is recorded as mathematical term[3].
  • natural number is used for finger-counting[4].
  • natural number's Commons category is recorded as Natural numbers[5].
  • natural number's said to be the same as is recorded as positive integer[6].
  • natural number's said to be the same as is recorded as non-negative integer[7].
  • natural number comprises non-negative integer[8].
  • natural number comprises positive integer[9].
  • natural number's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Natural numbers[10].
  • natural number's notation is recorded as ℕ[11].
  • natural number's notation is recorded as N/n[12].
  • natural number's described at URL is recorded as https://www.cs.yale.edu/homes/aspnes/pinewiki/NaturalNumbers.html[13].
  • natural number's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox number[14].
  • natural number's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://proofassistants.stackexchange.com/tags/natural-numbers[15].
  • natural number's different from is recorded as set of non-negative integers[16].
  • natural number's different from is recorded as cardinal number[17].
  • natural number's has list is recorded as list of natural numbers[18].
  • natural number's Wikidata usage instructions is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A mathematical statement about natural numbers should be either at Q28920052 (non-negative integer), at Q28920044 (positive intger), or both, according as which of them the statement applies to.'}[19].
  • natural number's studied by is recorded as number theory[20].
  • natural number's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21].
  • natural number's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[22].

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Designation and Status

natural number's instance of is recorded as mathematical term[3].

Why It Matters

natural number ranks in the top 3% of mathematical_term entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,609 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 74 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . MacTutor History of Mathematics archive. Retrieved . mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18h ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||vec, rki */ import labels from sitelinks"
  2. 19d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic has template → Template:Infobox number
    Subclass of → Q12503
    Notation → ℕ, N/n
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ [[Property:P460]]: [[Q16317911]], разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect [[Q28920044]] → [[Q16317911]] ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirect/Q28920044_Q163"
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