integer
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin integer (“‘untouched, unhurt, unchanged, sound, fresh, whole, entire, pure, honest’”) < in + tangere (“‘to touch’”); see tangere, tact.
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integer (plural integers)
- (arithmetic) An element of the infinite and numerable set {...,-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3,...}.
[edit] Synonyms
- whole number, when understood to include negative numbers and zero.
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integer
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[edit] External links
- integer in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- integer in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
[edit] Dutch
[edit] Alternative spellings
[edit] Adjective
integer (comparative meer integer, superlative meest integer)
- honest, trustworthy, having integrity
[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology
in-, a negating prefix, + tangere, to touch.
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integer
[edit] Limburgish
[edit] Etymology
Latin integer
[edit] Adjective
integer (comparative integerder; superlatives: integers, predicate form 't integers)
[edit] Usage notes
Unlike Dutch, not used in the meaning of honest or trustworthy.
[edit] Inflection
| Masculine | Feminine | Neutral | ||||
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| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | integere | integer | integer | integer | integer | integer |
| Genitive | integers | integerer | integerer | integerer | integers | integerer |
| Locative | integeres | integeres | integeres | integeres | integeres | integeres |
| Vocative² | integer | integer | integer | integer | integer | integer |
| Dative¹ | integere | integeren | integerer | integeren | integer | integeren |
| Accusative¹ | integere | integeren | integer | integer | integer | integeren |
- Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, use nominative instead.
- Vocative only exists for about ten words.

