integer
Etymology

Borrowed from Latin integer, from in + tangere ("to touch").

Pronunciation
    • (RP, Australia) IPA: /ˈɪn.tɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/
    • (America, Canada) IPA: /ˈɪn.tɪ.d͡ʒɚ/, [ˈɪn.tʰɪ.d͡ʒɚ], [ˈɪn.ɾ̃ɪ.d͡ʒɚ]
Noun

integer (plural integers)

  1. (arithmetic) A number that is not a fraction; an element of the infinite and numerable set {..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...}.
    • 1886, Leopold Kronecker, speech to the Berliner Naturforscher-Versammlung:
      God made the integers; all else is the work of man
Synonyms
  • whole number, when understood to include negative numbers and zero.
  • integral number
Translations


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