integer

Pronunciation: [ˈɪn.tʰə.d͡ʒɚ]

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin integer (“whole”), from Proto-Italic *əntagros (“untouched”). Doublet of entier and entire. Related to English tact, thack, and thwack.

In classic literature

Synonyms

whole number

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
number
Narrower (hyponyms)
digit, divisor, population, large integer, double digit, common multiple

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