positive integer

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A factorial is the product of a positive integer and all the positive integers below it.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

We assume that in our drawing, m is the smallest positive integer satisfying this equation.

From Scientific American • Apr. 28, 2021

The assumption would be valid only if there is no smaller positive integer that satisfies it.

From Scientific American • Apr. 28, 2021

This same logic can be used for any positive integer exponent n to show that a 1n = na .

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

The general form of these is axn + bxn-1 + ... + kx + l = 0, where n is a positive integer, and a, b, ... k, l are given numbers.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various