integer

C2+ Topic:Numbers & Quantity

US /ˈɪntɪdʒər/ UK /ˈɪntɪdʒə/ See IPA manual

noun

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noun
a whole number, positive, negative, or zero

The function accepts only an integer as its input.

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1 noun · a whole number, positive,... whole number

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fraction

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Related forms integral integrity integrate entire

Etymology

From Latin integer ('whole, untouched, intact'), from in- ('not') + the root of tangere ('to touch'); a whole number is one not broken into fractions.

integer Latin tangere Latin

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# integer

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈɪntɪdʒər
**IPA (UK):** ˈɪntɪdʒə

## Meanings
1. a whole number, positive, negative, or zero

## Examples
- The function accepts only an integer as its input.

## Synonyms
- whole
- number

## Antonyms
- fraction

## Related Forms
- integral
- integrity
- integrate
- entire

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: integer
- Root: tangere

## Etymology
From Latin integer ('whole, untouched, intact'), from in- ('not') + the root of tangere ('to touch'); a whole number is one not broken into fractions.

## AI Etymology
Integer comes from Latin integer ('whole, untouched, intact'), from in- ('not') + the root of tangere ('to touch'); a whole number is one not broken into fractions. The etymological trail includes Latin integer and Latin tangere. As a noun, integer means a whole number, positive, negative, or zero. The same family is visible in related forms such as integral, integrity, integrate, and entire. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure.

## Topics
- Numbers & Quantity
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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