integer
n 1: any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero;
"an integer is a number that is not a fraction" [syn:
{integer}, {whole number}]
Integer \In"te*ger\, n. [L. integer untouched, whole, entire.
See {Entire}.]
A complete entity; a whole number, in contradistinction to a
fraction or a mixed number.
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{Complex integer} (Theory of Numbers), an expression of the
form a + b[root]-1, where a and b are real integers.
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integer
<mathematics> (Or "whole number") One of the {finite} numbers
in the infinite set
..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...
An {inductive definition} of an integer is a number that is
either zero or an integer plus or minus one. An integer is a
number with no fractional part. If written as a {fixed-point}
number, the part after the decimal (or other base) point will
be zero.
A {natural number} is a non-negative integer.
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INTEGER. Whole, untouched. Res integra means a question which is new and
undecided. 2 Kent, Com. 177.
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