round number
noun
: a number that is easily multiplied, divided, etc., and especially a number that ends in zero
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So let’s dig a little deeper into the meaning of this particular round number.
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
What Dow 50k means for you 50,000 is just another round number for the stock index.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
The latter is just a round number.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Yet there’s something so beautifully poetic about finally reviving it for its 52nd birthday — a round number would be the pragmatic adult business move, and what fun would that be?
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2025
SpaceX has broken its rocket reuse record again, notching a nice round number in the process.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
This year, the round number for upfront commitments in the U.S. is $31 billion.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
One study from 2019 found that people report higher levels of progress and satisfaction when hitting a goal that’s a round number—like 10,000—compared to uneven or fractional ones.3
Since then, studies have suggested that walking 10,000 steps a day is associated with better overall health.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 14 Aug. 2025
That catchy round number stuck, becoming the default goal for millions using wearable trackers.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 July 2025
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
What Dow 50k means for you 50,000 is just another round number for the stock index.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
The latter is just a round number.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025
Yet there’s something so beautifully poetic about finally reviving it for its 52nd birthday — a round number would be the pragmatic adult business move, and what fun would that be?
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2025
SpaceX has broken its rocket reuse record again, notching a nice round number in the process.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
This year, the round number for upfront commitments in the U.S. is $31 billion.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
One study from 2019 found that people report higher levels of progress and satisfaction when hitting a goal that’s a round number—like 10,000—compared to uneven or fractional ones.3
Since then, studies have suggested that walking 10,000 steps a day is associated with better overall health.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 14 Aug. 2025
That catchy round number stuck, becoming the default goal for millions using wearable trackers.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 July 2025
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“Round number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/round%20number. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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