integer

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɪntɪdʒər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɪntɪdʒɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(inti jər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•te•ger /ˈɪntɪdʒɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Mathematicsone of the positive or negative numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., or zero, not a fraction;
    a whole number.
See -tact-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
in•te•ger  (inti jər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Mathematicsone of the positive or negative numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., or zero. Cf. whole number.
  2. a complete entity.
  • Latin: untouched, hence, undivided, whole, equivalent. to in- in-3 + -teg- (combining form of tag-, base of tangere to touch) + -er adjective, adjectival suffix
  • 1500–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
integer /ˈɪntɪdʒə/ n
  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
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin: untouched, entire, from tangere to touch
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