integer
noun/ˈɪntɪdʒə(r)/
/ˈɪntɪdʒər/
(mathematics)- a whole number, such as 3 or 4 but not 3.5
- Enter any positive integer between 0 and 255.
Word Originearly 16th cent. (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.
Check pronunciation:
integer