integer

integers

Integer is a math term for a number that is a whole number. In the equation 2 + 1/2, the number 2 is the integer and 1/2 is the fraction.

Integer comes from a 16th century Latin word meaning "whole" or "intact." For a number to be considered an integer, it must be whole — no fractions or decimals here. An integer can be positive or negative. The numbers 0, 1, 2, -1, and -2 are all examples of integers.

Definitions of integer
  1. noun
    any of the natural numbers or their negatives or zero
    “an integer is a number that is not a fraction”
    synonyms: whole number
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    characteristic
    the integer part (positive or negative) of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the characteristic is 2
    divisor, factor
    one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer
    common multiple
    an integer that is a multiple of two or more other integers
    modulus
    an integer that can be divided without remainder into the difference between two other integers
    digit, figure
    one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
    large integer
    an integer equal to or greater than ten
    double digit
    a two-digit integer; from 10 to 99
    population
    the number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.)
    prime factor
    the prime factors of a quantity are all of the prime quantities that will exactly divide the given quantity
    equivalent-binary-digit factor
    the average number of binary digits needed to express one radix digit in a numeration system that is not binary; on the average a number that can be expressed in N decimal digits takes 3.3N binary digits
    common divisor, common factor, common measure
    an integer that divides two (or more) other integers evenly
    binary digit
    either 0 or 1 in binary notation
    octal digit
    a digit from 0 to 7 in octal notation
    decimal digit
    a digit from 0 to 9 in decimal notation
    duodecimal digit
    a digit from 0 to 11 in duodecimal notation
    hexadecimal digit
    a digit from 0 to 15 in hexadecimal notation
    significant digit, significant figure
    any digit of a number that is known with certainty; any digit of a number beginning with the leftmost non-zero digit and ending with the rightmost non-zero digit (or a zero considered to be the exact value)
    0, cipher, cypher, nought, zero
    a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
    1, I, ace, one, single, unity
    the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
    2, II, deuce, two
    the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
    3, III, deuce-ace, leash, tercet, ternary, ternion, terzetto, three, threesome, tierce, trey, triad, trine, trinity, trio, triplet, troika
    the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
    4, IV, Little Joe, four, foursome, quadruplet, quartet, quatern, quaternary, quaternion, quaternity, tetrad
    the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
    5, Little Phoebe, Phoebe, V, cinque, fin, five, fivesome, pentad, quint, quintet, quintuplet
    the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
    6, Captain Hicks, VI, half a dozen, hexad, sestet, sextet, sextuplet, sise, six, sixer
    the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
    7, VII, heptad, septenary, septet, seven, sevener
    the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
    8, VIII, eight, eighter, eighter from Decatur, octad, octet, octonary, ogdoad
    the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
    9, IX, Nina from Carolina, ennead, nine, niner
    the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
    10, X, decade, ten, tenner
    the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
    11, XI, eleven
    the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
    12, XII, dozen, twelve
    the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
    teens
    all the numbers that end in -teen
    13, XIII, baker's dozen, long dozen, thirteen
    the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
    14, XIV, fourteen
    the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
    15, XV, fifteen
    the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
    16, XVI, sixteen
    the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one
    17, XVII, seventeen
    the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one
    18, XVIII, eighteen
    the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one
    19, XIX, nineteen
    the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
    20, XX, twenty
    the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
    21, XXI, twenty-one
    the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
    22, XXII, twenty-two
    the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-one and one
    23, XXIII, twenty-three
    the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one
    24, XXIV, twenty-four, two dozen
    the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-three and one
    25, XXV, twenty-five
    the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-four and one
    26, XXVI, twenty-six
    the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-five and one
    27, XXVII, twenty-seven
    the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one
    28, XXVIII, twenty-eight
    the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-seven and one
    29, XXIX, twenty-nine
    the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-eight and one
    30, XXX, thirty
    the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
    40, XL, forty
    the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four
    50, L, fifty
    the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
    60, LX, sixty
    the cardinal number that is the product of ten and six
    70, LXX, seventy
    the cardinal number that is the product of ten and seven
    78, LXXVIII, seventy-eight
    the cardinal number that is the sum of seventy and eight
    80, LXXX, eighty, fourscore
    the cardinal number that is the product of ten and eight
    90, XC, ninety
    the cardinal number that is the product of ten and nine
    100, C, century, hundred, one C
    ten 10s
    144, gross
    twelve dozen
    120, great hundred, long hundred
    the cardinal number that is the product of ten and twelve
    500, D, five hundred
    the cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and five
    1000, G, K, M, chiliad, grand, one thousand, thou, thousand, yard
    the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
    1728, great gross
    a cardinal number equal to one dozen gross
    10000, myriad, ten thousand
    the cardinal number that is the product of ten and one thousand
    100000, hundred thousand, lakh
    the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten
    1000000, meg, million, one thousand thousand
    the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
    crore
    the number that is represented as a one followed by 7 zeros; ten million
    1000000000, billion, one thousand million
    the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
    1000000000000, billion, one million million
    the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen
    1000000000000, one million million, trillion
    the number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros
    one million million million, trillion
    the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros
    quadrillion
    the number that is represented as a one followed by 15 zeros
    quadrillion
    the number that is represented as a one followed by 24 zeros
    quintillion
    the number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros
    sextillion
    the number that is represented as a one followed by 21 zeros
    septillion
    the number that is represented as a one followed by 24 zeros
    octillion
    the number that is represented as a one followed by 27 zeros
    aleph-nought, aleph-null, aleph-zero
    the smallest infinite integer
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    number
    a concept of quantity involving zero and units
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