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Recent Examples of whole numbers
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.
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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.
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Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
24 Apr. 2026
For instance, mathematicians know that most numbers are irrational, meaning that they can’t be written as a fraction of two whole numbers.
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Jordana Cepelewicz,
Quanta Magazine,
18 Dec. 2025
Cantor has already challenged what seems like common sense with infinite sets of whole numbers.
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Big Think,
25 Nov. 2025
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
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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North Texas will heat up once again, with highs in the upper 90s and feels-like temperatures in the lower triple digits.
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Lymphatic drainage has gone from a niche clinical treatment to a category spanning $8 dry brushes and $300 vibration plates, with search interest climbing by triple digits since 2021.
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“Whole numbers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whole%20numbers. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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