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 Prime numbers, those divisible only by 1 and themselves, are the atoms of arithmetic; all other whole numbers are built from them. Quanta Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026 Poll results are rounded to whole numbers and may not total 100%. Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026 The trick is to choose some number c² so that there are a whole bunch of pairs of whole numbers a and b such that a² + b² = c². ArsTechnica, 1 June 2026 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. Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026 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
  • For all the noise about crude at triple digits, the bond market is not pricing a durable inflation problem.
    Todd Gordon, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Select Sign Up and create a new account by entering personal details (name, email, date of birth, address, last 4 digits of SSN).
    OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Whole numbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whole%20numbers. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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