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What prompted the need to extend the system of natural numbers to the system of integers?
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∙ 6y ago
Natural numbers are separate from integers.
I can't believe this was asked 9 years ago . . .
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∙ 6y ago
Wiki User
∙ 7y agoThe fact that the set of natural numbers is not closed under subtraction. That is, given two natural numbers, S and T, S - T does not always belong to the set of natural numbers.
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What are differences between natural numbers and real numbers?
Natural numbers extend from 1 to positive infinity.Real numbers are all numbers between negative infinity and positive infinity.ALL natural numbers are real numbers, but NOT ALLreal numbers are natural numbers.
What are the first four whole numbers?
The term whole number does not have a consistent definition...If in referencing "whole numbers" you are referring to "nonnegative integers" then the first whole numbers are 0, 1, 2, 3.If in referencing "whole numbers" you are referring to "positive integers" then the first whole numbers are 1, 2, 3, 4.If in referencing "whole numbers" you are referring to "all integers" then there are no "first" whole numbers, since they would include (..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...) and extend to infinity in both directions.
Why natural numbers need to be extend?
The natural numbers are {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, ...}. The ellipse (...) is to show that there are an infinite number of natural numbers that continue to get greater to infinity.The natural numbers are not enough to represent all quantities we observe in life because they do not include zero or fractions. Negative numbers and irrational numbers also serve as additional sets which we require. Finally the imaginary numbers are added to make our system complete as far as the four basic operations and powers are concerned.
What is the LCM for 3.14 and 1.7 in fractions?
The LCM refers to integers, not fractions.
What are extend factor pairs?
its numbers that are extend examples:12:2*6,3*4,1*12,
Could you extend the sieve to find prime numbers greater than 100?
You can extend it indefinitely, depending on your patience!
What actions prompted John Quincy Adams to write the Monroe Doctorine?
The Monroe Doctrine was prompted by concerns that Spain might try to take back some of the newly declared independent countries in South American and that Russia might extend her claims in Alaska southward into the Oregon territory.
How would you graph -3.4 on a number line graph?
On a number line, the positive numbers extend to the right of zero, and the negative numbers extend to the left of zero. So -3.4 is 3.4 to the left of zero.
What are complex numbers subsets of?
Complex numbers are basically "numbers in two dimensions". You can extend them to more dimensions; one superset that is sometimes used is the quaternions, which are numbers in four dimensions.
What do you do when a ordered pair is not on the graph?
1. Check the numbers 2.Extend the range of the axes.
What natural barrier made it unnecessary to extend the wall of china farther to the west?
Lake Qinghai
Can you use a Beowulf Cluster to extend your desktop?
Not really, unless all you do on your computer is crunching numbers.
