Integer
/ˈɪn.tə.dʒɚ/noun
A whole number that is not a fraction.
Did you know?The Latin root behind integer is the same one that gave English words like integrity and integrate, all built around the ancient idea of being whole and not divided.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
integer
“whole, intact, untouched”
Classical Latin
Latin
integer numerus
“a whole number”
Late Latin
Latin
integer
“a whole number, not fractional”
Middle English
English
integer
“a whole number”
Modern English
English
integer
“a whole number, especially in mathematics”