Integer

//ˈɪn.tɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)// noun

noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A number that is not a fraction; an element of the infinite and numerable set {..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...}.

    "God made the integers; all else is the work of man"

  2. 2
    any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero wordnet

Synonyms

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whole numberwhole numberalgebraic numberarticlecardinalcardinal number

Example

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"An integer is natural iff it is greater than or equal to 0."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin integer (“whole”), from Proto-Italic *əntagros (“untouched”). Doublet of entier and entire. Related to English tact, thack, and thwack.

Related phrases

Blum integerCartan integerEisenstein integerhalf-integerhalf-integralinteger factorizationlong integernon-integer

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