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Added 9 October 2026

integer

/ˈɪn.tɪ.d͡ʒə(ɹ)/ noun

Latin root: integer Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about integer at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero.
an integer is a number that is not a fraction

Origin

Borrowed from Latin integer (“whole”), from Proto-Italic *n̥tagros (“untouched”). Doublet of entier and entire. Related to English tact, thack, and thwack.

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