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since percentages have been rounded off to whole numbers, the total will not be exactly equal to 100%
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All projections are rounded to the nearest whole number.
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Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
During the Hartford run, new songs were tested, the order of songs were changed, songs and scenes were cut or trimmed and whole numbers were rethought and restaged.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
Be sure to measure the entire flooring area and get a whole number in square feet.
—Dan Simms, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Number theorists have particularly sought special points on a curve with coordinates on an x-y grid that are either whole numbers or fractions.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2026
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Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
During the Hartford run, new songs were tested, the order of songs were changed, songs and scenes were cut or trimmed and whole numbers were rethought and restaged.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2026
Be sure to measure the entire flooring area and get a whole number in square feet.
—Dan Simms, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
Number theorists have particularly sought special points on a curve with coordinates on an x-y grid that are either whole numbers or fractions.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Whole number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whole%20number. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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