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Note that it is possible for either value to be a noninteger; for example, it is possible to sell 2.5 thousand nuts in a month.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

At any given time, the real-world population contains a whole number of bacteria, although the model takes on noninteger values.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016