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
Example sentences 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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British Dictionary definitions for whole number
whole number
noun
an integer
a natural number
Scientific definitions for whole number
whole number
A member of the set of positive integers and zero.
A positive integer.
An integer.