English Explanatory Dictionary

integer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈɪn.tɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/ [ˈɪn.tʰə.d͡ʒɚ] [ˈɪn.ɾ̃ə.d͡ʒɚ] en-us-integer.ogg /ɪɳˈʈidʒə(ɾ)/

Word forms

integer integers integri

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin integer (“whole”), from Proto-Italic *əntagros (“untouched”). Doublet of entier and entire. Related to English tact, thack, and thwack.

Synonyms

whole number when understood to include negative numbers and zero integral number

Related words

integral integrate integrity

Derived words

Blum integer Cartan integer Eisenstein integer half-integer half-integral hyperinteger integer factorization integerness long integer noninteger non-integer
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