noun
integer
IN-tih-jer/ˈɪntɪdʒər/
A whole number that is positive, negative, or zero.
Zero is an integer, just like five and negative five.
Etymology
“Not touched” gives the image of something intact or whole. This became a mathematical name for a whole number, in contrast to a fraction.
In context
this is an automaton for integer literals integer literals can start with plus or minus and then they can have one or more digits
More examples
- Negative three is an integer.
- One-half is not an integer because it has a fractional part.
- The integers between two and six are three, four, and five.
Forms
integer · integers
Similar words
- whole number
- Often means zero or a positive integer, excluding negatives.
- number
- Includes fractions and decimals as well as integers.