whole number


whole number

noun

Definition of WHOLE NUMBER

: any of the set of nonnegative integers; also : integer

Examples of WHOLE NUMBER

  1. <since percentages have been rounded off to whole numbers, the total will not be exactly equal to 100%>

First Known Use of WHOLE NUMBER

1542

Related to WHOLE NUMBER

Other Number-Related Terms

jubilee, myriad, quarantine, score, twain

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