integers

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in·te·ger

[in-ti-jer]
noun
1.
Mathematics. one of the positive or negative numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., or zero. Compare whole number.
2.
a complete entity. 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

non·in·te·ger, noun
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Integers is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
Example Sentences
  • Factor in the margin of error and he's in negative integers.
  • Zeroes are good because they don't affect the rest of us who are integers one way of the other.
American Heritage
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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Cultural Dictionary
integers [(in-tuh-juhrz)]

The whole numbers, plus their counterparts less than zero, and zero. The negative integers are those less than zero (–1, –2, –3, and so on); the positive integers are those greater than zero (1, 2, 3, and so on).

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