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Nothing, except whole numbers include 0 (zero) while counting numbers start with 1 (one)

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Q: What is the difference between a whole number and a counting number?
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Is zero a element of a set of whole 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...}


What is the difference between a whole and a natural number?

A natural number is a positive counting number, ie, 0 1 2 3 4. -1 -2 -3 and -4 are whole numbers but cannot be natural numbers as they are negative.


Is a counting number a whole number?

Yes, counting numbers are a proper subset of whole numbers.


What is the difference a whole number and a counting number?

They are the same except that zero is included in the "whole numbers". Actually, not everyone agrees on that definition, but it's the usual one.


Why are all whole numbers counting numbers?

They are not. 0 (which is a whole number) is not considered a counting number(natural #).


What is the difference between counting and whole numbers?

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What is rounded to the nearest whole number?

It is replacing the number by the whole number such that the difference between the number and that whole number is the smallest that it can be.


What are whole numbers between 4 and 31?

Every counting number from 5 to 30.


IS ALL COUNTING NUMBER WHOLE NUMBER?

All counting numbers ARE (not is!) a proper subset of the set of whole numbers.


What are counting numbers?

The counting numbers are the whole numbers that start at 1 and end at infinity. Although zero is considered a whole number, it is not a counting number.


What is the difference between 0.3 and 3.0?

0.3 is not a whole number and 3.0 is a whole number


What is difference between number and integer?

an integer is a whole number