Integer Meaning
/ˈɪn.tɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA number that is not a fraction; an element of the infinite and numerable set {..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...}.
Sentence Examples
An integer is natural iff it is greater than or equal to 0.
An integer is natural if and only if it is greater or equal to 0.
You can't assign a string to a variable of type integer.
CEFR Practice Quiz
A whole number without a fraction, such as 3 or 10, is called an ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
An ____ is a whole number that can be positive, negative, or zero, but not a fraction or decimal.
Word Origin & History
Borrowed from Latin integer (“whole”), from Proto-Italic *n̥tagros (“untouched”). Doublet of entier and entire. Related to English tact, thack, and thwack.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"God made the integers; all else is the work of man"
— 1886, Leopold Kronecker, speech to the Berliner Naturforscher-Versammlung:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
A whole number without a fraction, such as 3 or 10, is called an ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
An ____ is a whole number that can be positive, negative, or zero, but not a fraction or decimal.