INTEGER

integer, whole number

(noun) any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero; “an integer is a number that is not a fraction”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

integer (plural integers)

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

Synonyms

• whole number, when understood to include negative numbers and zero.

• integral number

Hypernyms

• rational number

real number

• Gaussian integer

quadratic integer

algebraic integer

algebraic number

Hyponyms

• natural number

• zero

Anagrams

• greetin', teering, treeing

Source: Wiktionary


In"te*ger, n. Etym: [L. integer untouched, whole, entire. See Entire.]

Definition: A complete entity; a whole number, in contradistinction to a fraction or a mixed number. Complex integer (Theory of Numbers), an expression of the form a + bsq. root-1, where a and b are real integers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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