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 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 The curriculum tackles a small number of seminal topics in each school year—like ratio and proportion or the concept of integers—and teaches these deeply from multiple angles. Linda Darling-Hammond, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for integer
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Noun
  • Changes to these privacy settings require a six-digit parent PIN set up while creating the account.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Gay only saw double-digit defensive snaps in five games last season, two of them being the final two games once the Dolphins were already eliminated from playoff contention.
    David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Earlier models had suggested a small chance that the object could strike the lunar surface.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Distant objects appear just as crisp as nearby ones, and light of all wavelengths redshifts by identical factors.
    Big Think, Big Think, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • By my count, Philip Glass has written 28 operas, the same number as Verdi.
    Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The number of tax filers with no federal income tax would increase from 37 million under current law to 66 million under Van Hollen's proposal, according to Steve Wamhoff, director of federal tax policy at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a left-leaning think tank.
    JEFF STEIN THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2026
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  • In Sparks of Hope, Mario and his friends join forces with their Rabbid counterparts to defeat an evil entity named Cursa, who wants to consume Sparks and spread a debilitating matter called Darkmess throughout the universe.
    George Yang, PC Magazine, 9 Mar. 2026
  • In the letter, the groups — including the Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council and NextGen California — called for the state to set stricter limits on how much covered entities can emit under the program.
    Chaewon Chung March 9, Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The Supreme Court of California then unanimously ruled last August that the lower court should not have applied this standard and must delve more deeply into the substance of the arguments.
    Malena Carollo, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Police are investigating it as an overdose, spurned by the mistaken purchase of fentanyl instead of a different white powdery substance.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2026

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“Integer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/integer. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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