SOLUTION: what does the word consecutive whole number mean?

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Question 334610: what does the word consecutive whole number mean?
Found 3 solutions by jim_thompson5910, Alan3354, solver91311:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Consecutive whole numbers (or integers) are numbers that directly follow one another.

Eg: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 are consecutive whole numbers.

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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Which word are you asking about?

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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The answer to your question depends partly on the definition of "whole number" that you have chosen or that your instructor/textbook/school/tutor/whatever has chosen.

Whole number means variously:

The non-negative integers:

The positive integers:

All integers:

The "consecutive" part simply means following one another in uninterrupted succession or order. For example, 3 is the next consecutive whole number after 2. 4 is the whole number that precedes 5 consecutively. If is a whole number, then is the next consecutive whole number.

John

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