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Recent Examples of whole numbers
Number theorists have particularly sought special points on a curve with coordinates on an x-y grid that are either whole numbers or fractions.
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Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2026
For instance, mathematicians know that most numbers are irrational, meaning that they can’t be written as a fraction of two whole numbers.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 18 Dec. 2025
Cantor has already challenged what seems like common sense with infinite sets of whole numbers.
—Big Think, 25 Nov. 2025
Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2026
For instance, mathematicians know that most numbers are irrational, meaning that they can’t be written as a fraction of two whole numbers.
—Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 18 Dec. 2025
Cantor has already challenged what seems like common sense with infinite sets of whole numbers.
—Big Think, 25 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whole numbers
digits
Noun
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In a 2019 complaint obtained by PEOPLE, Brian Keim alleged in a class action lawsuit that Trader Joe's violated the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) amendment to the Fair Credit Reporting Act by printing 10 digits of customers' cards on transaction receipts.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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The plaintiff alleged that a receipt bearing more than those five digits exposes cardholders to identity theft if the receipt is discarded or lost and ends up in the hands of a criminal.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Whole numbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whole%20numbers. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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