whole number
–noun Mathematics. | 1. | Also called counting number. one of the positive integers or zero; any of the numbers (0, 1, 2, 3, …). |
Origin: 1550–60
counting number
n. A natural number. |
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whole number
A member of the set of positive integers and zero. A positive integer. An integer.
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