integer
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integer
- /ˈɪn.tɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/
- [ˈɪn.tʰə.d͡ʒɚ] Canada, US
- [ˈɪn.ɾ̃ə.d͡ʒɚ] Canada, US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin integer (“whole”), from Proto-Italic *n̥tagros (“untouched”). Doublet of entier and entire. Related to English tact, thack, and thwack.
noun integers · integri
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A number that is not a fraction; an element of the infinite and numerable set {..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...}.
God made the integers; all else is the work of man
Similar: whole number, when understood to include negative numbers and zero, integral number
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: whole number, int, long, globe, integral, integrity, entirety, entire, whole, fully, honourable, full, large, unbroken, intact, undivided
Translations
Every language
noun a number that is not a fraction
| Español | entero |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 정수 jeongsu |
| 日本語 | 整数 seisū |
| 中文 | 整數 /整数 zhěngshù |
| हिन्दी | पूर्णांक pūrṇāṅk, पूर्ण संख्या pūrṇ saṅkhyā |
| Português | inteiro |
| Français | entier, nombre entier, entier relatif |
| Deutsch | ganze Zahl, Ganzzahl |
| Italiano | intero, numero intero |
| Ελληνικά | ακέραιος αριθμός akéraios arithmós, ακέραιος akéraios |
| Română | întreg, număr întreg |
| Русский | це́лое число́ céloje čisló, це́лое céloje |
| Tiếng Việt | số nguyên |
| العربية | عَدَد صَحِيح ʕadad ṣaḥīḥ |
| עברית | שלם, מספר שלם |
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