Thesaurus results for WHOLE NUMBER

whole number

noun

Definition of whole number

as in number

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 number 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 With the whole number of the House now at 430, 216 votes are needed for a simple majority. — Lauren Peller, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026 Gut health is complex, and can change with age, shifts in lifestyle, and a whole number of other factors. — Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026 With Turkiye in the fold, the average world ranking (rounding to the nearest whole number) in Group D is 25th, tied for second-highest in the tournament. — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for whole number

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Alejandro Garnacho, initially for sale for £40m, ended up joining Aston Villa on loan with a conditional obligation-to-buy clause based on a minimum number of appearances next season.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
At the time, Fuller said the agency was seeing a dramatic increase in reports, with the average number of monthly reports rising from about 476 to more than 1,400.

— Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

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The debut is easily Mars’s longest-charting release on the ranking and his only project to reach triple-digit frames, with his other charting efforts combining for fewer than half as many weeks.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Temperatures in Texas typically peak in mid-August before gradually declining, though triple-digit days can occur as late as October.

— Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

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