whole number
noun Mathematics.
Also called counting number. one of the positive integers or zero; any of the numbers (0, 1, 2, 3, …).
(loosely) integer(def 1).
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sum, total, figure, statistic, count, digit, emblem, prime, symbol, character, sign, cipher, cardinal, fraction, representation, numeral, ordinal, googol, numerator, integer
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Origin of whole number
First recorded in 1550–60
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Examples from the Web for whole number
So also if the difference in length be any whole-number multiple of that fraction.
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whole number
noun
an integer
a natural number
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whole number
A member of the set of positive integers and zero.
A positive integer.
An integer.
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