Natural numbers can be used in three different ways: as cardinals, ordinals and identification.

True or false

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True. Natural numbers can be used in three different contexts:

  1. Cardinals: Used to denote quantity (e.g., "three apples" means there are three in count).
  2. Ordinals: Used to indicate position or order (e.g., "third in line" refers to the position of an item).
  3. Identification: Used as identifiers or tags (e.g., a jersey number or a customer ID).

Thus, the statement is true.