>>12951029A symbol representing a single whole unit of whatever is being measured in terms of quantity
For example: if we are measuring the quantity of cats in a room and we find a single cat, we can say that we found 1 cat
This symbol however may have a different meaning depending on its position in relation to other symbols. In these scenarios you'll need to understand other concepts such as negative numbers, binary, decimal, alphanumeric substitutions, shorthand, etc.
For example: -1, 10, h311o W0r1d, 1st place