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integer

integer

15 3.3
A whole number with no fractions, including zero and negative numbers
  • noun
  • /ˈɪntɪdʒər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : número entero
  • Two consecutive integers like 4 and 5 are always one unit apart.
  • integer arithmetic
  • integer value
  • integer multiples

Examples

  • Yeah, you have to check it because sometimes the product of two negative integers is a positive number.

  • In mathematics, you often need to round decimal numbers to the nearest integer.

  • Find the next integer on the on the list.

  • And let's make it, let's floor it so that it's an integer, OK?

  • And this is true for all positive integers N, right?

  • Name the Fibonacci series from its 11th to its 16th integer.

  • How many positive integers less than 5,000 are evenly divisible by either 15 or 21?

  • An integer can be positive, negative, or even zero.

Synonyms

int
vsinteger
  • Specialized
5 7.2

A computer number type used to store whole numbers

is the general mathematical concept rather than a programming type
whole number
vsinteger
  • Specialized
3 2.1

A number with no fraction and no decimal, such as 0, 1, or -3

is the technical mathematical term for the same concept

Surface Forms

integer singular
integers plural

Etymology

Integer comes from the Latin word integer, which meant 'whole' or 'untouched' and is made of in- 'not' plus tangere 'to touch'. So an integer is a 'whole' number without parts, and it shares the same root as integrity and integral, words that also mean 'whole'.