Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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.
{Complex integer} (Theory of Numbers), an expression of the
form a + b[root]-1, where a and b are real integers.
Source : WordNet®
integer
n : any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero
[syn: {whole number}]
Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
integer
(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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