Number Properties Flashcards
1
Q
Natural numbers
A
1,2,3,4,5….
Also called positive integers, counting numbers, or natural numbers.
Discrete
2
Q
Whole numbers
A
0,1,2,3,4,…
Discrete
3
Q
Integers
A
..-2,-1,0,1,2…
Discrete
4
Q
Rational Numbers
A
All the fractions where the top and bottom numbers are integers. 1/2,3/4…
The denominator can’t be 0, but the numerator can be.
Discrete
5
Q
Real Numbers
A
All numbers that can be written as a decimal
Also includes all the irrational numbers such as pi, square root of 2
Also called measuring numbers or measurement numbers
Continuous numbers