Comment on A Gentle Introduction to the Art of MathematicsparentComments−lupire2yMistranslation or not, conceptually "natural numbers Z+" or "whole numbers Z*" are a more fitting claim.Peano would go further: God invented 0 and +1, and all the rest are the work of people.−dotancohen2yIn software development it is often said that there are only three relevant numbers: 0, 1 and infinity. Everything else is contrived.Certainly, nature follows a very similar pattern. For limited values of infinity ))
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Mistranslation or not, conceptually "natural numbers Z+" or "whole numbers Z*" are a more fitting claim.
Peano would go further: God invented 0 and +1, and all the rest are the work of people.
In software development it is often said that there are only three relevant numbers: 0, 1 and infinity. Everything else is contrived.
Certainly, nature follows a very similar pattern. For limited values of infinity ))