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Positive Integer
The positive integers are the numbers 1, 2, 3, ... (OEISA000027), sometimes called thecounting numbers ornatural numbers, denoted
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They are the solution to the simplelinearrecurrence equation
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with
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A plot of the first few positive integers represented as a sequence of binary bits is shown above. The top portion shows
to
, and the bottom shows the next 510 values.
See also
Counting Number,Integer,Natural Number,Negative Integer,Nonnegative Integer,Nonpositive Integer,Positive,Positive Matrix,Positive Number,Whole Number,Z-+Explore with Wolfram|Alpha
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References
Sloane, N. J. A. SequenceA000027/M0472 in "The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences."Wolfram, S.A New Kind of Science. Champaign, IL: Wolfram Media, pp. 129 and1168, 2002.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
Positive IntegerCite this as:
Weisstein, Eric W. "Positive Integer."FromMathWorld--A Wolfram Resource.https://mathworld.wolfram.com/PositiveInteger.html