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minus-squarepooberbee (they/she)@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·2 years agoIt is a natural number. Is there an argument for it not being so?
minus-squaredarthelmet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 years agoWell I’m convinced. That was a surprisingly well reasoned video.
minus-squareSorse@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoThanks for linking this video! It lays out all of the facts nicely, so you can come to your own decision
minus-squareKogasa@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoThere can’t really be an argument either way. It’s just a matter of convention. “Natural” is just a name, it’s not meant to imply that 1 is somehow more fundamental than -1, so arguing that 0 is “natural” is beside the point
It is a natural number. Is there an argument for it not being so?
no it’s not
Well I’m convinced. That was a surprisingly well reasoned video.
Thanks for linking this video! It lays out all of the facts nicely, so you can come to your own decision
There can’t really be an argument either way. It’s just a matter of convention. “Natural” is just a name, it’s not meant to imply that 1 is somehow more fundamental than -1, so arguing that 0 is “natural” is beside the point