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as in digit
a character used to represent a mathematical value three is a positive integer

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as in object
one that has a real and independent existence an event that is seen as the point at which the gay rights movement became an integer and not just a smattering of protests

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Recent Examples of integer For example, the even integers form a subgroup within the integers. Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 6 Sep. 2024 But Cantor showed that, paradoxically, though the number of fractions is the same as the number of integers, there are demonstrably more irrational numbers. Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 21 June 2024 The central concern of number theory is the integers, or positive and negative whole numbers, and functions that rely on them. 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 See all Example Sentences for integer 
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Noun
  • But this time, the uniform is white instead of black, with the shape of a mountain range formed by zig-zag lines inside of the digits.
    Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Giants serving giants, companies with nine or 10 digits in annual revenue and AUM alike serving one another.
    Don Muir, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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  • Decomposition Depends on Placement in Space For inorganic objects like a piece of metal, for example, the process of decomposition would take much longer in space.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Each object within their home sparks etched memories and emotional tension.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
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  • The fire, which burned an as-yet-undetermined number of homes and buildings while threatening Grand Lake, increased an extraordinary 150,000 acres in size Wednesday night and Thursday to become the second-largest wildfire in Colorado’s recorded history.
    Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
  • According to the city, the number of firefighters and police has remained virtually unchanged over the past decade.
    Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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  • The Department he's nominated to run is one of the biggest, most complex entities in the U.S. - an institution that, as our next guest notes, has its own judicial code, its own legal system, its health care system.
    Connor Donevan, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
  • No government entity has weighed in on the Guidepost investigation or affirmed any of its findings; Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel offered three times to review the school shooting, the Detroit Free Press reported, but the Oxford School Board rejected her offers.
    Christina Coulter, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
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  • And if there are any more problems because of her substance abuse, all bets will be off.
    Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • In the book, Vance recounted a turbulent childhood, his mother's struggle with substance use disorder and the life-changing influence of his grandmother, known to him as Mamaw.
    Haley BeMiller, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024

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“Integer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/integer. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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