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since percentages have been rounded off to whole numbers, the total will not be exactly equal to 100%
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Some positions are listed as not whole numbers because of part time employees.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2024
Stockholders of record who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share will be entitled to the rounding up of the fractional share to the nearest whole number.
—Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2024
Over the finite field with two elements, the coefficients and whole numbers of polynomials are both encoded as strings of zeros and ones.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2024
In binary, therefore, the first three whole numbers are 00, 01 and 10.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2024
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 30 May 2024
Stockholders of record who would otherwise be entitled to receive a fractional share will be entitled to the rounding up of the fractional share to the nearest whole number.
—Charlotte Observer, 5 June 2024
Over the finite field with two elements, the coefficients and whole numbers of polynomials are both encoded as strings of zeros and ones.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2024
In binary, therefore, the first three whole numbers are 00, 01 and 10.
—Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2024
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“Whole number.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whole%20number. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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