round number
noun
: a number that is easily multiplied, divided, etc., and especially a number that ends in zero
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That’s due to the anniversary’s round number, and the tense, chaotic state of American politics itself.
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Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025
Football loves a round number, but 100 surely takes the biscuit.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Psychology comes into play here – 10 can feel like a substantial round number, and moving below that may feel like a large move.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
In some places, the minimum wage is linked to inflation, which is why the wage isn't a nice round number.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 30 Dec. 2024
But more than just critical acclaim and an agreeably round number links the two features.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Russian casualties in 's full-scale invasion of Ukraine have surpassed 700,000, according to Kyiv, which trolled Moscow over the round number of such a grim milestone.
—Brendan Cole, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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
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Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025
Football loves a round number, but 100 surely takes the biscuit.
—Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
Psychology comes into play here – 10 can feel like a substantial round number, and moving below that may feel like a large move.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2025
In some places, the minimum wage is linked to inflation, which is why the wage isn't a nice round number.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 30 Dec. 2024
But more than just critical acclaim and an agreeably round number links the two features.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Russian casualties in 's full-scale invasion of Ukraine have surpassed 700,000, according to Kyiv, which trolled Moscow over the round number of such a grim milestone.
—Brendan Cole, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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
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“Round number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/round%20number. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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