whole numbers

plural of whole number
as in numbers
a character used to represent a mathematical value since percentages have been rounded off to whole numbers, the total will not be exactly equal to 100%

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Recent Examples of whole numbers This is the only solution of consecutive whole numbers that works for the equation a² + b² = c². Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 18 Sep. 2025
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digits
Noun
  • The girl's mother found her hours later, with the A/C automatically turned off, and outside temperatures in the triple digits.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 5 Nov. 2025
  • For election offices, the ability to use only the last four digits of a Social Security number may speed routine audits and batch checks of voter rolls, reducing the number of incomplete matches that previously required additional data.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025

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“Whole numbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whole%20numbers. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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