What are diploid and haploid numbers?

Diploid number:

• The paired condition of chromosomes is known as a diploid number.
• For example, somatic cells of human beings such as epithelial cells.

Haploid number:

• A set consisting of unpaired chromosomes of each kind is said to be a haploid number.
• The cell which has half the number of chromosomes is called a haploid cell.
• For example, gamete cells of humans.