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Whole Numbers

The set of whole numbers contains all the natural numbers and the element zero, 0. Whole numbers can be expressed in a set as

{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8,...}

We can use the symbol below to represent the set of whole numbers:

W

However, the best way to represent the whole numbers is to show that it is the union of the set of natural numbers and the element zero, 0.

the set of natural numbers union with the set containing the element 0