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integer

American  
[in-ti-jer] / ˈɪn tɪ dʒər /

noun

  1. Mathematics. one of the positive or negative numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., or zero.

  2. a complete entity.

    Synonyms:
    whole, integral
    Antonyms:
    portion, fraction
integer British  
/ ˈɪntɪdʒə /

noun

  1. any rational number that can be expressed as the sum or difference of a finite number of units, being a member of the set …–3, –2, –1, 0, 1, 2, 3…

  2. an individual entity or whole unit

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integer Scientific  
/ ĭn′tĭ-jər /

  1. A positive or negative whole number or zero. The numbers 4, −876, and 5,280 are all integers.

Other Word Forms

  • noninteger noun

Etymology

Origin of integer

First recorded in 1500–10; from Latin: “untouched, undivided, whole, fresh,” equivalent to in- negative prefix + -teg- (combining form of tag-, root of tangere “to touch”) + -er adjective suffix; in- 3

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I shared my love of x and y variables, and of integers, decimal points, and fractions.

From Literature

Quantum computers can be used to solve problems that even supercomputers can only solve after a very long time or not at all, such as breaking down large integers into prime factors.

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This means that systematic variations of the compound's chemical formula, which can be represented using integer variables, result in systematic changes in its properties.

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The brain's bias toward simple integer ratios may have evolved as a natural error-correction system that makes it easier to maintain a consistent body of music, which human societies often use to transmit information.

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More recently, scholars have tried to find psychological explanations, but these 'integer ratios' are still credited with making a chord sound beautiful, and deviation from them is thought to make music 'dissonant', unpleasant sounding.

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