integers

Definition of integersnext
plural of integer
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as in numbers
a character used to represent a mathematical value three is a positive integer

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as in objects
one that has a real and independent existence an event that is seen as the point at which the gay rights movement became an integer and not just a smattering of protests

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Recent Examples of integers In 1952, Ankeny and Chowla conjectured that just as the maximum gets higher and higher as the number of integers in the original set gets bigger, the minimum should get lower and lower. Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 28 Jan. 2026 Six-seven is just a lasso looped by fate around two adjacent integers on the number line. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
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  • Executors need to supply the Clerk of Court with the date of death or the last four digits of your Social Security number.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
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    Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
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  • But as a wise man once said, profit is the price of admission to the future (except for entities with the power to tax).
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  • Calling out corporate entities and concentration of power as enemies also appears to be a winning strategy for Democrats in their messaging tactics.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 9 Feb. 2026
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  • Kisilevych noted that some Ukrainians are promised that if things go wrong, they will be exchanged for Ukrainian citizens held as prisoners of war by Russia.
    Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
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  • The document states that similar incidents involving toxic substances in domestic settings have been reported in other states, underscoring persistent public safety risks and challenges for first responders.
    Emma Bussey , Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
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  • His incorrect assertion that NATO allies had not served on Afghanistan's front lines, later walked back, reinforced a broader perception that times and realities had shifted.
    Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Nestled in the marshlands of Habersham, a waterfront community in Beaufort, South Carolina, this island cottage was designed with life’s realities in mind.
    Mina Loudermilk, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2026

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“Integers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/integers. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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