From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishwhole numberˌwhole ˈnumber noun [countable] HMNa number such as 0,1, 2 etc that is not a fraction SYN integer
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whole number• If possible the term should be expressed as a whole number of years.• Invent a function which is continuous for all x and yet not differentiable whenever x is a whole number. 