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What is the difference between the set of whole numbers and the sets of counting numbers?
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The set of counting (natural) numbers is the set of all positive integers, while the set of whole numbers is the set of all positive integers included zero.
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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...}
How are counting and whole numbers the same?
They are not. Counting numbers are a proper subset of whole numbers. Negative integers (-1, -2, -3 etc) are whole numbers but they are not counting 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.
Are all whole numbers counting numbers?
no
Are there the same amount of whole numbers as counting numbers?
no whole #'s include 0 and counting #'s don't include 0
What is the difference between counting and whole numbers?
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What is the difference between a whole number and a counting number?
Nothing, except whole numbers include 0 (zero) while counting numbers start with 1 (one)
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 relationship between counting numbers whole numbers integers and rational numbers?
Counting numbers are a proper subset of whole numbers which are the same as integers which are a proper subset of rational numbers.
How are counting and whole numbers the same?
They are not. Counting numbers are a proper subset of whole numbers. Negative integers (-1, -2, -3 etc) are whole numbers but they are not counting numbers.
Are whole numbers always a counting numbers?
No. 0 and negative integers are whole numbers but they are not counting numbers.
Are counting numbers always whole numbers?
Whole numbers include the number 0 and counting numbers do not.
Are whole numbers counting numbers?
Yes, whole numbers are counting numbers.The term whole number does not have a consistent definition.Well the most used definition is "counting numbers along with zero".
How does the set of counting numbers differ from the set of whole numbers?
The set of counting numbers is a proper subset of the whole number. The latter includes negative counting numbers. Also, there is no consensus as to whether 0 belongs to counting numbers or whole numbers.
Is 3.7 a counting number?
No. Counting numbers are whole numbers.
Are all counting numbers whole numbers?
Yes all counting numbers are whole numbers, but the reverse is not true (zero!)
Which counting numbers are also whole numbers?
All of the counting numbers are whole numbers. Counting numbers consist of 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. Whole numbers are numbers that have no fractional parts. Since none have fractional parts, they are all whole numbers.
