Set theory and Probability theory Notations
Number Sets, Definition Natural Numbers - Common counting numbers. Prime Number - A natural number greater than 1 which has only 1 and itself as factors. Composite Number - A natural number greater than 1 which has more factors than 1 and itself. Whole Numbers - The set of Natural Numbers with the number 0 adjoined. Integers - Whole Numbers with their opposites (negative numbers) adjoined. Rational Numbers - All numbers which can be written as fractions. Irrational Numbers - All numbers which cannot be written as fractions. Real Numbers - The set of Rational Numbers with the set of Irrational Numbers adjoined. Complex Number - A number which can be written in the form a + bi where a and b are real numbers and i is the square root of -1. In set theory, constants are often one-character symbols used to denote key mathematical sets . The following table documents the most notable of these — along with their respective meani...