natural number
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of natural number
First recorded in 1755–65
Example Sentences
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For someone who is not a natural number eight, he is also up there as the world's best in the position.
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2026
Kai Havertz, who is playing the centre-forward role despite not being a natural number nine, is their top scorer in the league on seven.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2025
To prove that every natural number is either happy or sad, you have to go through all three-digit numbers.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 24, 2023
A fragile tail, featuring at least three natural number 11s, also cranked up the responsibility on the overnight pairing of Root and Foakes.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 5, 2022
In those flowers, which have many petals, the lowest series of the petals remains unchanged in respect to number; hence the natural number of the petals is easily discovered.
From The Botanic Garden. Part II. Containing the Loves of the Plants. a Poem. With Philosophical Notes. by Darwin, Erasmus
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