# Create a rule, so every integer can be written in only 1 symbol [closed]

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Create a mathematic rule, so every integer can be written in only 1 symbol.

Note : white spaces (space, tab, etc) is considered as different symbol

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• Soooo you're asking for a bijection between the sets N and Z. – Ben Frankel Sep 11 '16 at 5:15
• I could write every integer using a dotty font. Only one symbol is used — the dots. – Shuri2060 Sep 11 '16 at 13:32
• Kind of unary I think then???? – EKons Sep 12 '16 at 5:01

$\triangle \to 0$
$\triangle\triangle \to 1$
$\triangle\triangle\triangle \to -1$
$\triangle\triangle\triangle\triangle \to 2$
$\triangle\triangle\triangle\triangle\triangle \to -2$
$\triangle\triangle\triangle\triangle\triangle\triangle \to 3$
$\triangle\triangle\triangle\triangle\triangle\triangle\triangle \to -3$
$\triangle\triangle\triangle\triangle\triangle\triangle\triangle\triangle \to 4$
$\triangle\triangle\triangle\triangle\triangle\triangle\triangle\triangle\triangle \to -4$
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• How it works: $△$ is $0$. For other integers, if $n_△ mod 2=0$, then $n=n_△/2$. If $n_△ mod 2=1$, then the result is $n=-\lfloor n_△/2\rfloor$. – EKons Sep 12 '16 at 5:04
• @ΈρικΚωνσταντόπουλος Or $n=(-1)^{n_△}\lfloor n_△/2\rfloor$, if you are lazy :) – Lynn Sep 12 '16 at 12:19