Examples of whole number in a Sentence
since percentages have been rounded off to whole numbers, the total will not be exactly equal to 100%
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The question Price solved—or prompted ChatGPT to solve—concerns special sets of whole numbers, where no number in the set can be evenly divided by any other.
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Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
With the whole number of the House now at 430, 216 votes are needed for a simple majority.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
All projections are rounded to the nearest whole number.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Gut health is complex, and can change with age, shifts in lifestyle, and a whole number of other factors.
—Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
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Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
With the whole number of the House now at 430, 216 votes are needed for a simple majority.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
All projections are rounded to the nearest whole number.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Gut health is complex, and can change with age, shifts in lifestyle, and a whole number of other factors.
—Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Whole number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whole%20number. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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