Integers are all whole numbers with the addition of negative numbers.
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All real numbers are classified into different number sets. Within the category of real numbers, we have the following subsets of numbers.
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-3pt Real& [-0.5em] Numbers & & -3pt { ..., - 32,-1, ,1,sqrt(2),2,Ď€ , ...} -3pt [0.6em]
As we can see, the whole numbers are part of the integers, the integers are a part of the rational numbers and the rational numbers are a part of the real numbers. Another way to represent these sets is with a Venn diagram.
As we can see, the whole numbers are a subset of the integers. However, not all integers are whole numbers. For example, -1 or -21. Therefore, the statement that an integer is a whole number is sometimes true.
