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For example: There is a whole piece of cake on the worktop

Or: "Why isn't there a whole piece of cake on the worktop

The meaning of whole:

1. Containing all components; complete: a whole wardrobe for the tropics.
2. Not divided or disjointed in one unit: a whole loaf.
3. Constituting the full amount, extent, or duration: The baby cried the whole trip home.
4. a. Not wounded, injured, or impaired; sound or unhurt: Many escaped the fire frightened but whole.
b. Having been restored; healed: After the treatment he felt whole.
5. Having the same parents: a whole sister.
1. A number, group, set, or thing lacking no part or element; a complete thing.
2. An entity or system made up of interrelated parts: The value of the whole was greater than the sum of its parts.

(From the Online Dictionary)

Hope this helps!
(By the way- you used the word 'whole' in your question!)

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