2006-10-09 10:08:13 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
WHOLE numbers, both positive and negative.
(no decimals, fractions, imaginary numbers).
2006-10-09 10:16:41 · answer #1 · answered by prkswllflwr 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Positive and Negative Integers
Positive integers are all the whole numbers greater than zero: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ... . Negative integers are all the opposites of these whole numbers: -1, -2, -3, -4, -5, … . We do not consider zero to be a positive or negative number. For each positive integer, there is a negative integer, and these integers are called opposites. For example, -3 is the opposite of 3, -21 is the opposite of 21, and 8 is the opposite of -8. If an integer is greater than zero, we say that its sign is positive. If an integer is less than zero, we say that its sign is negative.
Example:
Integers are useful in comparing a direction associated with certain events. Suppose I take five steps forwards: this could be viewed as a positive 5. If instead, I take 8 steps backwards, we might consider this a -8. Temperature is another way negative numbers are used. On a cold day, the temperature might be 10 degrees below zero Celsius, or -10°C.
2006-10-09 10:11:24 · answer #2 · answered by free_city_stl@sbcglobal.net 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They are the term used for whole numbers. i.e. 1, 2, 3, 76, 1004, etc. An integer can either be positive or negative. i.e. -12, -3, 4, 16 are all integers.
Numbers that are not integers are fractions, decimal numbers and complex numbers.
2006-10-09 10:14:04 · answer #3 · answered by farah d 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Integers are whole numbers, which are positive, like 23, 7349, 11, etc, and their opposites, which are negative (the opposites of the above set would be -23, -7349, -11, etc.) When saying whole number, I mean no fractions, decimals, imaginary numbers, and definitely not pi.
2006-10-09 12:47:54 · answer #4 · answered by *luz* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Integers are all whole numbers, positive and negative, no decimals or fractions
2006-10-09 11:23:40 · answer #5 · answered by upcoming_author 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
integers are all positive and negative whole numbers.
2006-10-09 10:15:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Numbers that can be used to count finite things. Like 4 pencils.
2006-10-09 10:10:06 · answer #7 · answered by treseuropean 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Imagine two set of objects satisfying Peano Axioms[1].
one set is [x1,x2,x3,.....] the other set is [y1,y2,y3,y4....]
The integers would be a set [...y4,y3,y2,y1,x1,x2,x3,x4...].
2006-10-09 13:50:20 · answer #8 · answered by hq3 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whole numbers
2006-10-09 10:17:22 · answer #9 · answered by tony flo 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋