非ひ負ふ整せい数すう

noun

non-negative integer; whole number; natural number

Mathematics term for integers greater than or equal to zero. In some contexts, 'natural number' may exclude zero, but this term explicitly includes it.

See also: 整数

• 非ひ負ふ整せい数すうとは、0以い上じょうの整せい数すうのことです。

  A non-negative integer is an integer greater than or equal to zero.

• この問もん題だいでは、解かいは非ひ負ふ整せい数すうでなければならない。

  In this problem, the solution must be a non-negative integer.