integer
noun
in·te·ger
ˈin-ti-jər 
1
: any of the natural numbers, the negatives of these numbers, or zero
2
: a complete entity
Examples of integer in a Sentence
Both 10 and -10 are integers.
three is a positive integer
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Research shows that by reducing numerical precision from 32-bit floats to 8-bit integers (or lower), most AI applications can maintain accuracy while slashing power consumption by four to five times.
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Lee-Lean Shu, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Like Shor’s algorithm, the new approach factors integers in a reasonable amount of time.
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The curriculum tackles a small number of seminal topics in each school year—like ratio and proportion or the concept of integers—and teaches these deeply from multiple angles.
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Given that there are infinitely many positive integers of all different sizes, however, this number is minuscule compared with even larger primes.
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Lee-Lean Shu, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
Like Shor’s algorithm, the new approach factors integers in a reasonable amount of time.
—Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 9 June 2025
The curriculum tackles a small number of seminal topics in each school year—like ratio and proportion or the concept of integers—and teaches these deeply from multiple angles.
—Linda Darling-Hammond, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Given that there are infinitely many positive integers of all different sizes, however, this number is minuscule compared with even larger primes.
—Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 16 June 2025
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“Integer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/integer. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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integer
noun
in·te·ger
ˈint-i-jər
: a number that is a natural number (as 1, 2, or 3), the negative of a natural number, or 0
called also whole number
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