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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.
Synonyms: whole, integral
Antonyms: portion, fraction

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

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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non·inte·ger noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of integer¹

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of integer¹

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

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Example Sentences

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.

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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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