integer
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tɪ noun
1.
Mathematics. one of the positive or negative numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., or zero. Compare whole number.
2.
a complete entity. Synonyms: integral, whole.
Origin:
1500–10; < Latin: untouched, hence, undivided, whole, equivalent to in- in-3 + -teg- (combining form of tag-, base of tangere to touch) + -er adj. suffix
1500–10; < Latin: untouched, hence, undivided, whole, equivalent to in- in-3 + -teg- (combining form of tag-, base of tangere to touch) + -er adj. suffix
Related forms
non·in·te·ger, noun
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integer (ˈɪntɪdʒə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
| [C16: from Latin: untouched, entire, from tangere to touch] | |
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Integer
is always a great word to know.
So is infinity. Does it mean:
| the property of magnitude involving comparability with other magnitudes, size, volume, area, or length |
| the assumed limit of a sequence or series that increases without bound; infinite distance |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
integer
1508, "whole, entire" (adj.), from L. integer "whole," lit. "intact, untouched," from in- "not" + root of tangere "to touch" (see tangent). Noun meaning "a whole number" (opposed to fraction) first recorded 1571.
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Science Dictionary
| integer (ĭn'tĭ-jər) Pronunciation Key
A positive or negative whole number or zero. The numbers 4, -876, and 5,280 are all integers. |
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Computing Dictionary
integer definition
mathematics(Or "whole number") One of the finite numbers in the infinite set
..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...
An inductive definition of an integer is a number that is either zero or an integer plus or minus one. An integer is a number with no fractional part. If written as a fixed-point number, the part after the decimal (or other base) point will be zero.
A natural number is a non-negative integer.
(2002-04-07)
Example sentences
And in a few places, the cow is still something more than a warm-blooded economic integer or a plague on the hoof.
Derivatives and integrals are convenient to manipulate integer dimensions.
Integer factorization is often confused with the closely related primality problem.
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