Whole Number (Noun)
Meaning
Any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero; "an integer is a number that is not a fraction".
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
Examples
- The whole number 5 is the sum of 2 and 3.
- She learned that a whole number is a number that is not a fraction in her math class.
- The set of whole numbers includes zero and all positive and negative integers.
- In the number line, whole numbers are the points that are not fractions.
- A whole number can be positive, negative, or zero, but it cannot be a fraction.