whole number

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Magnitudes on the Richter scale are measured logarithmically, with each whole number increase representing ten times more in measured amplitude.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

"I really hope this is a drama that suggests that Jamie is like this because of a whole number of complicated factors."

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2025

The 14th Amendment requires that congressional seats be distributed among the states “according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State.”

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2024

Nonetheless, Mr. Biden said, “We’re looking at a whole number of options.”

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2024

In the complex math of elementary school, I was a whole number, not a fraction.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson