round number
noun
: a number that is easily multiplied, divided, etc., and especially a number that ends in zero
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In isolation, these raw vote tallies seem perfectly ordinary—neither is a particularly round number.
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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
Using the nice round number of $1,500 a month as a base — just under that $1,775 threshold — researchers found that cities in the Midwest and the South easily outstrip their coastal counterparts in bang-for-buck economy.
—Michael Kolomatsky, New York Times, 11 May 2023
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
Using the nice round number of $1,500 a month as a base — just under that $1,775 threshold — researchers found that cities in the Midwest and the South easily outstrip their coastal counterparts in bang-for-buck economy.
—Michael Kolomatsky, New York Times, 11 May 2023
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