integer

[in-ti-jer] /ˈɪn tɪ dʒər/
noun
1.
Mathematics. one of the positive or negative numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., or zero.
Compare whole number.
2.
a complete entity.
Synonyms: integral, whole.
Origin
1500-10; < Latin: untouched, hence, undivided, whole, equivalent to in- in-3 + -teg- (combining form of tag-, base of tangere to touch) + -er adj. suffix
Related forms
noninteger, noun

integer vitae

[in-te-ger wee-tahy; English in-ti-jer vahy-tee, vee-tahy] /ˈɪn tɛ gɛr ˈwi taɪ; English ˈɪn tɪ dʒər ˈvaɪ ti, ˈvi taɪ/
Latin.
1.
blameless in life; innocent.
Examples from the web for integer
  • And in a few places, the cow is still something more than a warm-blooded economic integer or a plague on the hoof.
  • Derivatives and integrals are convenient to manipulate integer dimensions.
  • integer factorization is often confused with the closely related primality problem.
British Dictionary definitions for integer

integer

/ˈɪntɪdʒə/
noun
1.
any rational number that can be expressed as the sum or difference of a finite number of units, being a member of the set …–3, –2, –1, 0, 1, 2, 3…
2.
an individual entity or whole unit
Word Origin
C16: from Latin: untouched, entire, from tangere to touch
Word Origin and History for integer
n.

"a whole number" (opposed to fraction), 1570s, from Latin integer (adj.) "whole, complete," figuratively, "untainted, upright," literally "untouched," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + root of tangere "to touch" (see tangent). The word was used earlier in English as an adjective meaning "whole, entire" (c.1500).

integer in Science
integer
  (ĭn'tĭ-jər)   
A positive or negative whole number or zero. The numbers 4, -876, and 5,280 are all integers.
integer in Technology
mathematics
(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.
(2002-04-07)