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Examples of whole number in a Sentence
since percentages have been rounded off to whole numbers, the total will not be exactly equal to 100%
Recent Examples on the Web
Some positions are listed as not whole numbers because of part time employees.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2024
Stockholders of record who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share will be entitled to the rounding up of the fractional share to the nearest whole number.
—Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2024
Over the finite field with two elements, the coefficients and whole numbers of polynomials are both encoded as strings of zeros and ones.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2024
In binary, therefore, the first three whole numbers are 00, 01 and 10.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of whole number was
in the 15th century
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“Whole number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whole%20number. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
Kids Definition
whole number
noun
: any of the set of nonnegative integers
also
: integer
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