integer
[ˈɪn.tʰə.d͡ʒɚ] noun
Forms integers integri
- noun (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
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin integer (“whole”), from Proto-Italic *n̥tagros (“untouched”). Doublet of entier and entire. Related to English tact, thack, and thwack.
Webster’s 1913
- noun 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.
Etymology [L. integer untouched, whole, entire. See Entire.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “integer”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details