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).

Origin of whole number

First recorded in 1550–60

Words nearby whole number

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Words related to whole numbers

sum, total, figure, statistic, count, digit, emblem, prime, symbol, character, sign, cipher, cardinal, fraction, representation, numeral, ordinal, googol, numerator, integer

British Dictionary definitions for whole numbers

whole number

noun

an integer
a natural number

Scientific definitions for whole numbers

whole number

A member of the set of positive integers and zero.
A positive integer.
An integer.

Cultural definitions for whole numbers

whole numbers

The set of familiar numbers (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and so on) sometimes called natural numbers or counting numbers. When they are called counting numbers, zero is not included.

notes for whole numbers

The whole numbers are also called the positive integers (or the nonnegative integers, if zero is included).