Integer

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Integer \In"te*ger\, n. [L. integer untouched, whole, entire.
     See {Entire}.]
     A complete entity; a whole number, in contradistinction to a
     fraction or a mixed number.
     [1913 Webster]
  


     {Complex integer} (Theory of Numbers), an expression of the
        form a + b[root]-1, where a and b are real integers.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  integer
       n : any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero
           [syn: {whole number}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  58 Moby Thesaurus words for "integer":
     Gaussian integer, algebraic number, article, cardinal,
     cardinal number, cipher, collectivity, complex, complex number,
     defective number, digit, embodiment, entirety, entity, even number,
     figure, finite number, fraction, imaginary number, impair,
     individual, infinity, integration, integrity, irrational,
     irrational number, item, mixed number, module, numeral, oneness,
     ordinal, organic unity, pair, person, persona, point,
     polygonal number, prime number, pure imaginary, rational,
     rational number, real, real number, rectangular number,
     round number, serial number, single, singleton, soul, surd,
     totality, transcendental number, transfinite number, unit, unity,
     whole, whole number
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  integer
       
           (Or "whole number") One of the {finite} numbers
          in the infinite set
       
          	..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...
       
          An {inductive definition} of an integer is a number that is
          either zero or an integer plus or minus one.  An integer is a
          number with no fractional part.  If written as a {fixed-point}
          number, the part after the decimal (or other base) point will
          be zero.
       
          A {natural number} is a non-negative integer.
       
          (2002-04-07)
       
       

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  INTEGER. Whole, untouched. Res integra means a question which is new and 
  undecided. 2 Kent, Com. 177.