integer

integer

noun

Definition of INTEGER

1

a character used to represent a mathematical value <three is a positive integer>

Synonyms digit, figure, integer, numeral, numeric, whole number

Related Words decimal, fraction; cipher; symbol

2

one that has a real and independent existence <an event that is seen as the point at which the gay rights movement became an integer and not just a smattering of protests>

Synonyms being, commodity, existent, individual, individuality, integer, object, reality, something, substance, thing

Related Words body, subject; material, matter, quantity, stuff

Near Antonyms nonentity