natural number

/ˌnætʃərəl ˌnʌmbər/
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Other forms: natural numbers

Definitions of natural number
  1. noun
    the number 1 and any other number obtained by adding 1 to it repeatedly
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    type of:
    number
    a concept of quantity involving zero and units
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