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Standard VI
Mathematics
Introduction to Whole Numbers
Why is zero a...
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Why is zero a whole number?
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Whole number:
The whole numbers are real numbers that do not have fractions, decimals, and negative numbers
Zero is not a fraction or decimal of any number.
It is neither positive nor negative.
Zero obeys the rule of whole numbers. It is the sum of any number and its negative term.
For example,
1
+
-
1
=
0
;
4
+
-
4
=
0
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