round number

noun

: a number that is easily multiplied, divided, etc., and especially a number that ends in zero

Examples of round number in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web That is a nice, round number representing a resistance level that, if broken through, could clear the way for further upside, according to Mark Malek, investment chief at Siebert. Sarah Min, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024 Other than being a round number, a 100-pitch threshold is arbitrary and isn’t based on research of when pitchers become tired and risk greater injury. Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024 This was its first time above 40,000 since topping that round number milestone in late May. Brian Evans,hakyung Kim, CNBC, 11 July 2024 In isolation, these raw vote tallies seem perfectly ordinary—neither is a particularly round number. Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2024 Of course, the henchmen aren’t stupid enough to simply report a round number of 85.0 percent turnout. Brian Klaas, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2024 Not the nice, whole round number that most people would like, but more grounded in the actual data. Michael Foster, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024 Titles are listed alphabetically, so Miraculous gets the round number. Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2023 That clear round number was a psychologically daunting threshold that hadn’t been breached since July 2007, the start of a great calamity. Jeff Sommer, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023

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“Round number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/round%20number. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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