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From: Georg Bauhaus <sb463ba@l1-hrz.uni-duisburg.de>
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Subject: Re: Natural data type ?
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 16:30:10 +0000 (UTC)
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Peter I. Hansen <pih@oek.dk> wrote:
: We learn in mathematics that the natural numbers are positive integers 
: not including zero..., So to me the 'Natural' way of defining these 

Natural, the way it is defined, allows me to very naturally
answer the question, 'How many?'

- Georg