Question
Is zero the smallest integer????
Answers
Steve
no. It is greater than all the negative integers.
MathMate
Integer is the set of all numbers without the need to use decimals or fractions, examples, 2,100,0,-4.
Counting numbers are positive integers, examples: 1,2,10,10000, etc.
Counting numbers are called natural numbers by mathematicians.
Depending on the location/country, sometimes natural numbers and counting numbers include "zero".
When mathematicians want to be sure NOT to include zero, they say "non-negative integers" instead of natural numbers.
So by now you can figure out if zero is the smallest integer???
Counting numbers are positive integers, examples: 1,2,10,10000, etc.
Counting numbers are called natural numbers by mathematicians.
Depending on the location/country, sometimes natural numbers and counting numbers include "zero".
When mathematicians want to be sure NOT to include zero, they say "non-negative integers" instead of natural numbers.
So by now you can figure out if zero is the smallest integer???