whole number
noun
,
Mathematics
1.
Also called
counting number
. one of the positive integers or zero; any of the numbers (0, 1, 2, 3, …).
2.
(loosely)
integer
(def 1).
Origin
1550-60
Examples from the web for
whole number
The resulting figure is rounded down to the lowest
whole number
.
Solve the applied problem, in context of money, using the
whole number
and the fraction.
Multiplies two-digit
whole number
by a
whole number
.
Because this is not a
whole number
, the months of the year would slowly fall out of sync with the seasons.
Use only
whole number
values for the widths of the rectangles.
Hitherto that basis has been the
whole number
of free persons and three-fifths of all others.
Recognize that a
whole number
is a multiple of each of its factors.
If the average of these values is not a
whole number
, raise it to the next higher
whole number
.
When a fractional measurement is exactly one-half foot, the next larger
whole number
shall be used.
British Dictionary definitions for
whole number
whole number
noun
1.
an integer
2.
a natural number
whole number
in Science
whole number
A member of the set of positive integers and zero.
A positive integer.
An integer.