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.”
