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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 An even integer plus an even integer always results in another even integer. Leila Sloman, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2024 For any integer, the number of partitions satisfying each condition will always be equal. Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024 For instance, factoring numbers up to 50 bits using hybrid quantum-classical algorithms represents progress over earlier efforts that were limited to smaller integers. Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 The difficulty of factoring increases exponentially with the size of the number, meaning that the gap between 50-bit and 2048-bit integers is astronomically large. Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for integer 
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  • James Cook had 23 carries for 120 yards and a touchdown and became the first Bills player since Thurman Thomas in December 1995 to rush for triple digits in the postseason.
    Tim Graham, The Athletic, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Experts note that in the November election, voters who requested mail ballots were already required to provide the last four digits of a driver’s license or Social Security number when making the request.
    Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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  • Over the past few years, high-end robot vacuums have gotten smarter about identifying and reacting to specific objects — such as cables, solid pet waste, and socks — using cameras and computer vision.
    Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Feynman came of age during the dawn of quantum mechanics, when scientists began to recognize that atoms, electrons, light, and other sub-nanoscale objects—building blocks for everything in the universe—obey fundamentally different rules than the objects of everyday life.
    Charina Chou, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
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  • The real money is in competitive-balance tax proceeds, and thanks to the spending of teams such as the New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers, the numbers keep getting larger.
    Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • The ticket matched four winning Powerball numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Saturday, Jan. 4, the California Lottery said.
    Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 5 Jan. 2025
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  • In December, the EU imposed sanctions on certain Russian individuals and entities in response to recent sabotage.
    Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2025
  • For Amelia and Rowan, personal history has shown them that to rely on any person or public entity to protect them would be folly.
    Becca Andrews, Them, 13 Jan. 2025
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  • Some substances released when plastics and other materials are burnt may increase the risk of certain cancers when inhaled—such as benzene or formaldehyde.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Almost everyone Sanders associated with in the NFL saw the style initially but the substance eventually.
    David Ubben, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025

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“Integer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/integer. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.

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