What it means
The counting numbers 1, 2, 3 and so on. Whether 0 is included differs between books; many state their convention, or write ℕ₀ for the set with zero.
Read aloud in real formulas
n ∈ ℕ
Aethel says
n is in the natural numbers
n is a counting number
Typing it
- LaTeX
- \mathbb{N}
- Unicode
- U+2115
Questions
How do you say ℕ out loud?
It is usually read “the natural numbers”, and also “N”.
What does ℕ mean in maths?
The counting numbers 1, 2, 3 and so on. Whether 0 is included differs between books; many state their convention, or write ℕ₀ for the set with zero.
How do you type ℕ?
In LaTeX, write \mathbb{N}. Its Unicode code point is U+2115.