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

In response to a question about whether post-mortem examinations have been carried out, Mr Cammarano said: "There are a whole number of preliminary stages to go through before the autopsies."

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2024

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

“We think that electric vehicles can interact with the grid in a whole number of ways.”

From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2023

However, for orbits whose lengths were not a whole number of wavelengths, each wave crest would eventually be canceled out by a trough as the electrons went round; these orbits would not be allowed.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking