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Webster 1913 Edition


Integer

In′te-ger

,
Noun.
[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√-1
, where a and b are real integers.

Webster 1828 Edition


Integer

IN'TEGER

,
Noun.
[L. See Entire.] The whole of any thing; particularly, in arithmetic, a whole number, in contradistinction to a fraction. Thus in the number 54.7, in decimal arithmetic, 54 is an integer,and 7 a fraction, or seven tenths of a unit.

Definition 2024


integer

integer

English

Noun

integer (plural integers)

  1. (arithmetic) A number that is not a fraction; an element of the infinite and numerable set {...,-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,...}.

Synonyms

  • whole number, when understood to include negative numbers and zero.

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Translations

External links

  • integer in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • integer in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams


Dutch

Pronunciation

Adjective

integer (comparative integerder, superlative integerst)

  1. honest, trustworthy, having integrity

Inflection

Inflection of integer
uninflected integer
inflected integere
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial integer
indefinite m./f. sing. integere
n. sing. integer
plural integere
definite integere
partitive integers

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

integer (comparative integrer, superlative am integersten)

  1. with integrity, of integrity

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *entagros, from Proto-Indo-European *n̥-th₂g-ro-, from *teh₂g- (whence tangō).

Pronunciation

Adjective

integer m (feminine integra, neuter integrum); first/second declension

  1. complete, whole, intact
  2. uninjured, sound, healthy
Inflection

First/second declension, nominative masculine singular in -er.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
nominative integer integra integrum integrī integrae integra
genitive integrī integrae integrī integrōrum integrārum integrōrum
dative integrō integrō integrīs
accusative integrum integram integrum integrōs integrās integra
ablative integrō integrā integrō integrīs
vocative integer integra integrum integrī integrae integra

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Descendants

References

  • integer in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • integer in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Félix Gaffiot (1934), “integer”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
  • Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • sound, unimpaired senses: sensus sani, integri, incorrupti
    • it is no longer in my power: mihi non est integrum, ut...
    • to leave the question open; to refuse to commit oneself: integrum (causam integram) sibi reservare
    • to reinstate a person in his right: aliquem in integrum (vid. sect. V. 4, note The proper...) restituere
    • an impartial witness: testis incorruptus atque integer
    • to send fresh troops to take the place of those wearied with fighting: integros defatigatis summittere
    • fresh troops relieve the tired men: integri et recentes defatigatis succedunt
    • (ambiguous) to be in the prime of life: integra aetate esse
    • (ambiguous) the matter is still undecided; it is an open question: res integra est
    • (ambiguous) I have not yet committed myself: res mihi integra est
  • integer in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016

Limburgish

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin integer.

Adjective

integer (comparative integerder, superlative integers, predicative superlative 't integers)

  1. friendly
  2. complete, whole, intact

Usage notes

Unlike Dutch, not used in the meaning of honest or trustworthy.

Inflection