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The Number System

Type of Number Definition Examples
Natural Numbers The set of all positive integers. {1,2,3,4,5...}
Integers All positive and negative whole numbers, including 0, represented by the letter, Z. Z= {...-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3...}
Rational Numbers Represented by the letter, Q. m/n : m is a natural number and n is not zero}
Irrational Numbers numbers not found in the set of rational numbers. square root of two

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