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The positive integers are the numbers 1, 2, 3, ... (OEIS A000027), sometimes called the counting numbers or natural numbers, denoted .
They are the solution to the simple linear recurrence equation
with .
A plot of the first few positive integers represented as a sequence of binary bits is shown above. The top portion shows to
, and the bottom shows the next 510 values.
See also
Counting Number, Integer, Natural Number, Negative Integer, Nonnegative Integer, Nonpositive Integer, Positive, Positive Matrix, Positive Number, Whole Number, Z-+
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References
Sloane, N. J. A. Sequence A000027/M0472 in "The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences."Wolfram, S. A New Kind of Science. Champaign, IL: Wolfram Media, pp. 129 and 1168, 2002.
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