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Rational Numbers: Any number of

NUMBER SYSTEM p
the form Q where p and q are

integers and q0 are called rational

Natural number: The counting number.
numbers 1, 2, 3 are called natural
numbers. 1 5 3
e.g. 2 , 3 , 7 etc.
The smallest Natural number is 1
but there is not largest because it 1,2,3. Are also a rational
depends on how large is number number because 3 can be written as
is chosen.
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The set of all natural number are 1
generally denoted by N =
{1,2,3,4,....} or (1,)

Whole Numbers: If in the set of

natural numbers, if we include the
number 0, the resulting set is called
the set of whole numbers.

Zero is the only number which Representation of rational

can be divided by any other numbers as decimals:
number but it cannot divide any
other number. We know that rational number
can be written as decimal
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e.g. =0, = number as either recurring or
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terminating.
(Not defined)
Recurring decimals: A decimal in
Integer Numbers: The set of all which a digit or a set of digits repeats
natural numbers along with zero and periodically, is called recurring decimal.
negative natural numbers are known
Sometimes it is also known as
as Integers.
repeating decimals.
It is generally denoted by I,
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I={.-4,-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,4.} e.g. 3 =0.666. =0. 6.

Zero is also an integer but it is

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neither positive nor negative 11 = 0.272727 = 0. 27 .
integer.
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Terminating Decimals: If any rational

number can be expressed as a decimal
is terminates, then it is called
terminating decimal otherwise it is
recurring.

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e.g. 4 = 0.25, 8 = 0.625 etc.

Irrational Number: Any rational

number can be irrational if it is neither
expressed as recurring nor as a
terminating decimal.

e.g. 2, 5 ,

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