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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
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Whole number is always a great word to know.
So is proportion. Does it mean:
occurring in a manner independent of some variable, parameter or function: a uniform bound
a relation of four quantities such that the first divided by the second is equal to the third divided by the fourth; the equality of ratios
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World English Dictionary
whole number
 
n
1.  an integer
2.  a natural number

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whole number  
  1. A member of the set of positive integers and zero.

  2. A positive integer.

  3. An integer.


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