counting number

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The first few weeks, they have to teach counting, number recognition, letter names, and letter sounds.

From Slate • Jul. 1, 2021

Similarly, a multiple of 3 would be the product of a counting number and 3.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

That means that when we divide 3 into 15, we get a counting number.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

Said another way, a discrete random variable has to be a whole, or counting, number only.

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

One is the first counting number, two is the second counting number, and three is the third.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife