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integers - 3 dictionary results
in·te·ger     (ĭn'tĭ-jər)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Mathematics
  1. A member of the set of positive whole numbers {1, 2, 3, . . . }, negative whole numbers {-1, -2, -3, . . . }, and zero {0}.
  2. A complete unit or entity.


[From Latin, whole, complete; see tag- in Indo-European roots.]

integer   (ĭn'tĭ-jər)  Pronunciation Key 
A positive or negative whole number or zero. The numbers 4, -876, and 5,280 are all integers.


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).


[Chapter:] Physical Sciences and Mathematics


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