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[โ€“] CHINESEBOTTROLL@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Idk if you are trolling, but in most cases 0 is considered a part of the natural numbers. And there is a huge difference between the naturals and the integers: the naturals are for induction, the integers are for algebra.

[โ€“] Lakso@ttrpg.network 1 points 2 years ago

Depends on where you are! In some places it is more common to say that 0 is natural and in other's not. Some argue it's useful to have it N, some, say that it makes more historical and logical sense for 0 not to be in N and use N_0 when including it. It's not a settled issue, it's a matter of perspective.