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Recent Examples of whole number
There are a whole number that Jamieson Greer has negotiated with foreign governments.
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CBS News, 6 July 2025
But since the size of a set is always a whole number, an increase of 1/3 is often inconsequential.
—Leila Sloman, Wired News, 29 June 2025
From this view, prime numbers are the basic building blocks for constructing any positive whole number using multiplication – akin to atoms combining to make molecules in chemistry.
—Jeremiah Bartz, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
But the Emmys rules dictate that when a category has under 20 submissions (but over eight,) the number of nominees will be whatever number of submissions the category receives divided by four, and rounded to the nearest whole number.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 2025
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CBS News, 6 July 2025
But since the size of a set is always a whole number, an increase of 1/3 is often inconsequential.
—Leila Sloman, Wired News, 29 June 2025
From this view, prime numbers are the basic building blocks for constructing any positive whole number using multiplication – akin to atoms combining to make molecules in chemistry.
—Jeremiah Bartz, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
But the Emmys rules dictate that when a category has under 20 submissions (but over eight,) the number of nominees will be whatever number of submissions the category receives divided by four, and rounded to the nearest whole number.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whole number
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The Oh-My-God particle first interacted with an atomic nucleus in the upper atmosphere, producing a series of daughter particles that each maintain a fraction of the original particle’s momentum, which then collide with greater and greater numbers of particles, and so on.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
30 Jan. 2026
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Nipah outbreaks happen nearly every year in parts of Asia, often in Bangladesh, India, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore, with Bangladesh recording the highest number of infections.—
Michal Ruprecht,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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In turn, a strong economic growth and accelerating renewable energy adoption could sustain industrial demand for silver even at triple-digit prices.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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As for the quadruple-digit output, a pair of electric motors direct 500 hp to the front alone.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Whole number.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whole%20number. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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