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
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, ...}.
• whole number, when understood to include negative numbers and zero.
• integral number
• rational number
real number
• Gaussian integer
quadratic integer
algebraic integer
algebraic number
• natural number
• zero
• 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
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
