Definition of integernext
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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 In 1980 Klaus von Klitzing at the Planck Institute for Solid State Research, in Stuttgart, Germany, discovered the integer quantum Hall effect. IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2025 Six-seven is just a lasso looped by fate around two adjacent integers on the number line. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025 Algorithms are old—around 300 B.C., Euclid invented one for finding the greatest common divisor of two integers. Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025 Stuck in the Middle Erdős knew that any set of integers must contain a smaller, sum-free subset. Leila Sloman, Wired News, 29 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for integer
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  • Previously, the city had only experienced one triple-digit day in March since records began in 1895.
    Dan Peck, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • However, the inaugural event was marred by a triple-digit heat wave and was a financial disaster.
    Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Saturn, meanwhile, will appear as a steady star-like object shining low on the eastern horizon in the hour preceding dawn on May 2, with the red light of Mars glowing to its lower left, almost lost in the glow of the rising sun.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The September before Curran’s arrest, Trantalis had received a restraining order against him, saying that Curran had thrown objects at him and sent life-threatening messages to him and the police chief, according to the petition for the restraining order.
    Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
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  • Practically, the new constitution reduced the number of seats in Parliament by half and redistricted the electoral map to grant Fidesz a distinct structural advantage.
    Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026
  • This member of the Unbound Collection by Hyatt feels more removed than most places in the Catskills, helped by the fact that there are only a small number of accommodations spread across a large property.
    Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2026
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  • Italy’s Cineteca di Bologna is known globally as a prime film preservation entity and a temple of cinema.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Increasingly, a small number of powerful entities determine what gets made—and on what terms—leaving creators and independent businesses with fewer viable paths to sustain their work.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
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  • The brain is protected by a complex defense system that blocks foreign substances, making treatment difficult.
    Ted Scouten, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Last week, Lindsey Buckingham was attacked by a stalking suspect while walking into an appointment in Santa Monica, California; that woman, who allegedly threw an unknown substance at him, has now been charged with seven criminal counts in Los Angeles County, reports Rolling Stone.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026

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“Integer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/integer. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.

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