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Recent Examples of whole number
But since the size of a set is always a whole number, an increase of 1/3 is often inconsequential.
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Leila Sloman, Wired News, 29 June 2025
This has been known since the 1870s, when the German mathematician Georg Cantor proved that the set of real numbers (all the numbers on the number line) is larger than the set of whole numbers, even though both sets are infinite.
—Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2025
Primes are whole numbers that are greater than 1 and are divisible by only 1 and themselves.
—Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 16 June 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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Leila Sloman, Wired News, 29 June 2025
This has been known since the 1870s, when the German mathematician Georg Cantor proved that the set of real numbers (all the numbers on the number line) is larger than the set of whole numbers, even though both sets are infinite.
—Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 20 June 2025
Primes are whole numbers that are greater than 1 and are divisible by only 1 and themselves.
—Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 16 June 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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Her approval rating sits at a strong 71%, a number her team will be keen to preserve.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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How many Powerball numbers are needed to win a prize?—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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When the screen stabilizes and shows a four-digit code, tap New Frame in the app and follow the steps to connect the Ink to your Wi-Fi network and link it to your Aura account.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 Oct. 2025
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Europe has seen double-digit growth over the past two years.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Whole number.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whole%20number. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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