integer
noun
in·te·ger
ˈin-ti-jər 
1
: any of the natural numbers, the negatives of these numbers, or zero
2
: a complete entity
Examples of integer in a Sentence
Both 10 and -10 are integers.
three is a positive integer
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The central concern of number theory is the integers, or positive and negative whole numbers, and functions that rely on them.
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Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2024
Cracking a key requires breaking down one of these integers into its prime-number factors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Apr. 2024
The scale used to measure earthquakes is logarithmic, so each integer is a factor of 10.
—Gary Solar, The Conversation, 5 Apr. 2024
This proves a simple fact of number theory: For every integer n, $latex \frac{n(n-1)}{2}$ is an integer.
—Patrick Honner, Quanta Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
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Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2024
Cracking a key requires breaking down one of these integers into its prime-number factors.
—IEEE Spectrum, 16 Apr. 2024
The scale used to measure earthquakes is logarithmic, so each integer is a factor of 10.
—Gary Solar, The Conversation, 5 Apr. 2024
This proves a simple fact of number theory: For every integer n, $latex \frac{n(n-1)}{2}$ is an integer.
—Patrick Honner, Quanta Magazine, 22 Mar. 2024
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integer
noun
in·te·ger
ˈint-i-jər
: a number that is a natural number (as 1, 2, or 3), the negative of a natural number, or 0
called also whole number
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