To give the set closure with respect to subtraction, or to give it an additive identity.
One that you can count up to, although I've heard zero (0) included in this set.
0 is the only number which is in the set of whole number but not in the natural number
Whole numbers consist of numbers from 0 to infinity. 15 is included in this set which makes it a whole number. Side Note: 15 is also a counting #, integer, rational #, and a real #
This is the definition of the set of 'Integers'.
false, the set of natural numbers does not include 0, which can be considered a whole number.
To graph the solution set for b is not equal to 0 on a number line, you would first place a filled-in circle at 0 to indicate that 0 is not included in the solution set. Then, draw a ray extending to the left and another extending to the right, indicating that the set includes all numbers except 0. No other markings or filled-in circles are needed since all numbers, positive or negative, except 0, are part of the solution set.
Some integers are whole numbers, but only 0 through positive infinity. The negatives are not included in the whole numbers.
No, zero is a whole number, but not a natural number.The natural numbers are the set {0, 1, 2, 3, ...} (or the set {1, 2, 3, ...})The whole numbers are the set {..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...}The set of whole numbers has twice as many members as the set of natural numbers, so the answer to your question is NO.
It depends on what you consider a natural number. If you consider it to be the set of all integers starting from 1 and going upward, then no, 0 is not a natural number.However, if you consider a natural number to be the set of all non-negative integers, then 0 is included in the set of natural numbers.
Zero (0) is in the set of whole number. The only difference between the set of whole numbers and counting numbers is that the whole numbers contain zero. {0,1,2,3...}
Because 0 is a whole number in its own right as for example water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius
The set of whole numbers includes all numbers greater than 0 that do not require decimals to be expressed. Because -16 is less than 0, it is not a whole number. It is an integer.