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round numbers

round numbers is the plural of round number.

Meaning of round number

Noun

round number (plural round numbers)

  1. A number whose decimal representation ends in one or more zeroes, especially when it is because the number has only a few significant digits.
    • A well-known anecdote says that the first scientifically precise measurement of Mount Everest's height was purposely misreported to the public as 29,002 feet merely because the actual result, figured at 29,000 feet precisely, sounded like a round number.
  2. A rough approximation, especially one whose decimal representation ends in one or more zeroes.
    • a nice round number

Questions about round numbers

What is round numbers the plural of?
Round numbers is the plural of round number.

Words near round numbers in the dictionary

  1. round limes
  2. round lot
  3. round lots
  4. Round Mountain
  5. round number
  6. round numbers
  7. Round Oak
  8. round of 16
  9. round of 32
  10. round of 64
  11. round of applause

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