even number
noun
a number that leaves no remainder when divided by 2.
even numbers
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pluralof even number.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Cars whose license plates ended in even numbers could buy gas on even-numbered days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2026
Gilbert's habit of regularly eating hard-boiled fruit sweets during matches, his tendency to use only even numbers when speaking and his unorthodox sleeping patterns provide fun talking points.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2023
Not only is the cardinality of natural and even numbers the same, the trick with mapping two sets can be applied to other examples as well.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 13, 2023
Of course, not all even numbers are eban, but enough are to make a good sequence.”
From New York Times ● May 21, 2023
She says, “I had a student in another school who told me all the even numbers are yellow and the odd ones are blue. Some people say they can smell a color. Or hear one.”
From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor
