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Number System

Natural(Counting)

1, 2, 3, ...                      1..n

Whole

0, 1, 2, 3, ...                   0..n

Integer

..., -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, ...        -n..n

Rational

...,11,12,..,0,..,12,11,......, \frac{-1}{1}, \frac{-1}{2}, .., 0, .., \frac{1}{2}, \frac{1}{1}, ...

Irrational

Numbers that cannot be represented as ratio's of two integer, i.e. decimal numbers with non repeating patterns 2=1.4142...\sqrt{2}=1.4142...

Real

RationalIrrationalRational \cup Irrational