even number
noun
: a whole number that is able to be divided by two into two equal whole numbers
The numbers 0, 2, 4, 6, and 8 are even numbers.
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One count of the phonetic literature found that 40.5 percent of studies had assembled only male speakers, with the vast majority of the rest using more male than female or an even number of male and female participants.
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Sarah A. Bell, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
The only way, then, that a Clerk-Treasurer would be called in to vote would be if there were an even number of councilors present at the vote, but since all of them were present, the ordinance failed by majority, or four votes.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Most fatty acids in Earth’s organisms have an even number of carbon atoms, so finding this feature on Mars could point to the potential existence of life.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Now in its third year, Johnson said the goal is to have an even number of men and women at next year’s event.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
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Sarah A. Bell, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025
The only way, then, that a Clerk-Treasurer would be called in to vote would be if there were an even number of councilors present at the vote, but since all of them were present, the ordinance failed by majority, or four votes.
—Michelle L. Quinn, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
Most fatty acids in Earth’s organisms have an even number of carbon atoms, so finding this feature on Mars could point to the potential existence of life.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025
Now in its third year, Johnson said the goal is to have an even number of men and women at next year’s event.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for even number
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“Even number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/even%20number. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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