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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And given that the FOMC has an even number of 12 members, that raises the question of what would happen in a tie vote.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
Moving teams from one league to the other would only be based on necessity, and geographical alignments are needed to create an even number of teams in both leagues.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
It is based on the principle that groups of three items are more eye-catching, harmonious, and visually satisfying than an even number, like two or four.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2025
Even the Federal Election Commission is designed for partisan deadlock with an even number of members from each of the two major parties.
—Thom Reilly, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2025
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2025
Moving teams from one league to the other would only be based on necessity, and geographical alignments are needed to create an even number of teams in both leagues.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Aug. 2025
It is based on the principle that groups of three items are more eye-catching, harmonious, and visually satisfying than an even number, like two or four.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Aug. 2025
Even the Federal Election Commission is designed for partisan deadlock with an even number of members from each of the two major parties.
—Thom Reilly, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 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 9 Sep. 2025.
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