Word of the Day – Integer

Integer (noun)

in-te-jer

A number which is not a fraction; a whole number.

A thing complete in itself.

Early 16th century (as an adjective meaning ‘entire, whole’): from Latin, ‘intact, whole’, from in- (expressing negation) + the root of tangere ‘to touch’. Compare with entire, also with integral, integrate, and integrity.

Example sentences

“They are concentrating solely on integer values.”