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Recent Examples of whole number
Earthquakes are measured by magnitude on a logarithmic scale — so each whole number increase translates to 32 times more energy released by the quake.
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Osmary Hernández,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
The trick is to choose some number c² so that there are a whole bunch of pairs of whole numbers a and b such that a² + b² = c².
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ArsTechnica,
1 June 2026
All projections are rounded to the nearest whole number.
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Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
Earnings are rounded to the nearest whole number.
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Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Osmary Hernández,
CNN Money,
27 June 2026
The trick is to choose some number c² so that there are a whole bunch of pairs of whole numbers a and b such that a² + b² = c².
—
ArsTechnica,
1 June 2026
All projections are rounded to the nearest whole number.
—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
Earnings are rounded to the nearest whole number.
—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whole number
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While students honed their skills at the Santa Monica studio for the last year and four months, Blanck found an old pilates studio in Pacific Highlands for rent, but the numbers just didn't add up.
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Each ticket costs $5, and players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers — five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Ball) — or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick.
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Lymphatic drainage has gone from a niche clinical treatment to a category spanning $8 dry brushes and $300 vibration plates, with search interest climbing by triple digits since 2021.
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As extreme heat pushed heat index values into the triple digits on Tuesday, the Red Oaks Waterpark in Madison Heights, Michigan, closed its gates, with Oakland County officials citing safety concerns for both visitors and employees.
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“Whole number.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whole%20number. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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