integer

[ in-ti-jer ]

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noun

Mathematics. one of the positive or negative numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., or zero.: Compare whole number.
a complete entity.

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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; see in-³

Other words for integer

2	integral, whole

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Opposites for integer

2	fraction, portion

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Other words from integer

non·in·te·ger, noun

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How to use integer in a sentence

More recently in topology, I have enjoyed Josh Greene’s changemaker vectors, whose components can sum to any integer less than their total value, as if making exact change with cash.
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Compared to Walker, they’re no longer variables but fixed integers that make Boston the title contender it is.
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Note, however, that since 128 is more than 100, there are some integer percentages that can be produced in more than one way from 128 purebreds.
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In order to produce any given percentage of huskyness to the nearest integer, you need a contribution “least count” of less than 1% so that you don’t skip any integer.
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Gödel numbers are integers, and integers only factor into primes in a single way.
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A girl bound for college became immediately an integer with which a young man who had not yet mislaid his diploma could reckon.
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But just before the catastrophe one man, integer vitae scelerisque purus, sees the truth.
The Longest Journey | E. M. Forster
In my former book I handled Japan as an integer, avoiding implications.
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Korea might just as well be an integer of the Japanese Empire.
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Hence, it is of the utmost importance that China remain an integer.
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British Dictionary definitions for integer

integer

/ (ˈɪntɪdʒə) /

noun

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…
an individual entity or whole unit

Origin of integer

C16: from Latin: untouched, entire, from tangere to touch

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Scientific definitions for integer

integer

[ ĭn′tĭ-jər ]

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

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