Natural - Definition and Overview

'Natural' is defined as "of or relating to nature"; this applies to both definitions of 'nature': 'essence' ("one's true nature") and 'the untouched world' ("force of nature").

• In music, 'Natural' is used to describe the notes A, B, C, D, E, F, and G, as opposed to the sharps/flats.
• Natural language is contrasted against constructed languages such as Esperanto and computer languages. See also natural language processing in computer science.
• The natural sciences such as physics, chemistry etc. Natural history is a different general category.
• Natural selection in evolution (and also a computer game, see Natural Selection (computer game))
• Mathematical meanings include
  • A natural number, i.e. 1,2,3,...
  • The natural logarithm is the logarithm to base e.
  • A natural transformation or functor, is a concept in category theory.
• In physics, the Planck units are also called Natural units. Natural abundance refers to the elements.
• Natural monopoly, Natural capital and Natural Capitalism are terms in economics.
• A Natural law is a legal concept.
• The Natural Law Party is the political arm of the Transcendental Meditation movement. See also United States Natural Law Party.
• In the United States: Natural Bridge, Alabama, Natural Bridge, New York, Natural Bridges National Monument, Natural Bridge Caverns, American Museum of Natural History.
• In the anime series Gundam Seed, a "Natural" is a human who has not been genetically enhanced. Humans who have been genetically enhanced are Coordinators.

Other pages with the word natural include Natural environment, Natural theology, Natural deduction, Natural satellite, Natural resource, Natural disaster, Natural family planning, Pliny's Natural History, Natural semantic metalanguage, Natural arch, Natural health, Natural Born Killers and Natural childbirth.