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integer

noun

  1. number that can be written without a fractional or decimal component
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɪn.tɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/ / [ˈɪn.tʰə.d͡ʒɚ] / [ˈɪn.ɾ̃ə.d͡ʒɚ]

noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin integer (“whole”), from Proto-Italic *n̥tagros (“untouched”). Doublet of entier and entire. Related to English tact, thack, and thwack.

  1. 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”