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as in digit
a character used to represent a mathematical value three is a positive integer

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as in object
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

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Recent Examples of integer The work of Chinese researchers in advancing quantum annealing techniques for integer factorization is an important step in the evolution of quantum computing and cryptography. Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 For instance, factoring numbers up to 50 bits using hybrid quantum-classical algorithms represents progress over earlier efforts that were limited to smaller integers. Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 However, researchers have been exploring ways to map problems like integer factorization onto the quantum annealing framework. Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 Researchers introduced two technical approaches grounded in the quantum annealing algorithm, using pure quantum algorithm and quantum annealing combined with classical algorithm to implement RSA public key eryptography attack (factorizing the large integer NFpq). Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for integer
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Noun
  • Entering play, Hicks had touched triple digits on two occasions during his time with the Giants.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Triple-digit fastballs in the strike zone all spring will get a pitcher the longest looks possible.
    Grant Brisbee, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Heiss’s bed would be a platform floating in a room, with no clutter around it; the only other objects would be a curved lamp and a cabinet to hold Heiss’s linen shirts and trousers.
    Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
  • What to look for: The current owner's collection of historic objects found in the area as well as an eclectic mix of mid-century modern and antique furniture.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 May 2025
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  • With fireworks, record-breaking numbers and tributes to Brazil, Lady Gaga made every minute of the 13-year wait since her last performance in the country worth it.
    Billboard Brasil, Billboard, 5 May 2025
  • Some foreign countries — notably China — impose import quotas, allowing only a limited number of U.S.-made films to show in their theaters.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 5 May 2025
Noun
  • Kerns manages multiple entities, including CDK Fund I, CDK Fund II, Legacy Fund 3, and the CDK Series PE Fund.
    Rhiannon Frater, USA Today, 1 May 2025
  • Both entities should be voting on the project in May.
    Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2025
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  • Alarcon, meanwhile, has been suspended for the first six games of the upcoming season for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing substances.
    Matt Barrows, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Under homeless services, respondents said the greatest need was for more help with substance abuse and mental and behavioral health.
    Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025

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“Integer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/integer. Accessed 13 May. 2025.

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