This is a bit arbitrary. Mathematicians and educators have agreed that counting numbers are to be whole numbers only.
There has to be some consistent use for phrases like "counting number", or we would have complete confusion.
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No. The counting numbers are usually taken to be 1, 2, 3, ...
The symbols used for counting in math are called numbers, or numerals. They can be whole numbers, or fractions of parts of a number.
The symbols used for counting in math are called numbers, or numerals. They can be whole numbers, or fractions of parts of a number.
The symbols used for counting in math are called numbers, or numerals. They can be whole numbers, or fractions of parts of a number.
No, natural numbers are the counting numbers we use everyday in our lives.Examples:1,2,3,4,5, and so on and so forth.