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1 (one, unit, unity) is a number, numeral, and grapheme. It is the first and smallest positive integer of the infinite sequence of natural numbers. In mathematics, the number 1 is the natural number [1] that follows 0 and precedes 2. It is an integer and a cardinal number, that is, a number that is used for counting. [2] 1 is the integer exceeding 0 and preceding 2, the Hindu-Arabic numeral for the number one (the unit). It is the smallest positive integer, and smallest natural number. 1 is the multiplicative identity, i.e. any. The number 1 symbolized unity and the origin of all things, since all other numbers can be created from 1 by adding enough copies of it. For example, 7 = 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1.