IntComp: Number System Flashcards
refers to a word or symbol which represents a particular quantity
Number
Such a set of numbers as is used to count certain objects is called:
Counting Numbers
It is used to depict nothing. In other words, if something has no value at all, it is assigned
the number zero as a quantity.
The Number Zero
A set of numbers as is used to count certain objects are called
Natural Numbers
A set of numbers that includes all the positive integers and zero.
Whole Numbers
defined as such a whole number that can assume either positive, negative or no
value at all
Integers
Such numbers which include both rational numbers and their irrational counterparts.
Real Numbers
Such numbers can be expressed in the form of a fraction.
Rational Numbers
Such numbers cannot be expressed as a fraction.
Irrational Numbers
Such numbers as can be divided by 2 are called even numbers. Example: 2, 4, 6, 8, …,
Even Numbers
Such numbers as are not divisible by 2 are called odd numbers. Example: 3, 5, 7, 10, …, 1345, etc
Odd Numbers
Such a number that can be divided exactly by itself or 1. Example: 5, 7, 13, 23, etc.
Prime Numbers
Such numbers as having multiple factors other than 1 and the number itself.
Example: 16, 20, 50, etc
Composite Numbers
s such a system as
can be used to define a set of values, which are further used to represent a quantity
Number System
Types of Number Systems
Decimal number system
Binary number system
Octal number system
Hexadecimal number system
