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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 For millennia, mathematicians have sought integer solutions to them. Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 3 Feb. 2025 For example, basic arithmetic might be characterized as the rules that govern integers combined with the operations of addition and subtraction. Big Think, 16 Jan. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for integer
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  • Those two titles are the only ones in the group’s discography to make it to triple digit stays on this purchases-only roster.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
  • Even with the sore digit, Tucker belted a pitch to right field in the third inning with his eyes on a triple, but the ball got stuck in the ivy and was ruled a double.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
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  • The team used advanced computational methods to identify the object’s distinctive trajectory pattern in the sky.
    Nick Butler, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
  • The discovery marks the first time that such objects, called long-period transients, have been detected in X-rays, the team said in announcing the findings.
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 31 May 2025
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  • Farm Share, a main supplier of free food in the county, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently cut in half the number of semi-trucks packed with cans, produce, and dry goods like rice and beans that find their way to local charities and nonprofits.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 29 May 2025
  • While some may have valid claims based on new risks or deteriorating conditions in their home countries, the number eligible to stay would be only a fraction of those who might attempt to do so.
    Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
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  • Earlier this year, the Legislature passed a law barring local governments from passing ordinances to restrict presidential libraries, making the state the entity that would have authority over a future Trump library.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
  • Different priorities between the two entities were leading to conflicts, such as concerns that the hospital would dominate decision-making.
    Natalie Jones, Baltimore Sun, 6 June 2025
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  • The justices’ argument, however, largely hinged on questioning the physician plaintiffs’ right to sue the FDA to restore conditions rather than the substance of the case.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
  • So far, most of what’s known about the substance’s effects on the brain comes from studies in rats and in cells grown in a lab dish – not in people.
    Lorne J. Hofseth, The Conversation, 3 June 2025

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“Integer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/integer. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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