integer
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- noun
- /ˈɪntɪdʒər/
- Specialized
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número entero
- Two consecutive integers like 4 and 5 are always one unit apart.
- integer arithmetic
- integer value
- integer multiples
Examples
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Yeah, you have to check it because sometimes the product of two negative integers is a positive number.
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In mathematics, you often need to round decimal numbers to the nearest integer.
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Find the next integer on the on the list.
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And let's make it, let's floor it so that it's an integer, OK?
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And this is true for all positive integers N, right?
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Name the Fibonacci series from its 11th to its 16th integer.
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How many positive integers less than 5,000 are evenly divisible by either 15 or 21?
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An integer can be positive, negative, or even zero.
Synonyms
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7.2
A computer number type used to store whole numbers
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A number with no fraction and no decimal, such as 0, 1, or -3
Surface Forms
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'.