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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 integers
When Ars first reported on AcuRite in May, AcuRite NOW lacked some features of My AcuRite, including the ability to rename multiple temperature sensors, report temperatures in non-integers, as well as an online dashboard option.
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Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
That’s because for 99% of human history, information arrived into brains mainly as whole integers – as people, things and events.
—Owen D. Jones, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
Instead of relying on traditional geometry tricks, the AI connected the problem to algebraic number theory, a deep branch of mathematics that studies number systems extending ordinary integers.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
Start with an abstract generalization of the integers called a ring.
—Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 20 May 2026
Six-seven is just a lasso looped by fate around two adjacent integers on the number line.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
However, using Shor’s algorithm for factoring integers, quantum computers can in principle rapidly crack even highly secure RSA-2048 encryption.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Sep. 2023
Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
That’s because for 99% of human history, information arrived into brains mainly as whole integers – as people, things and events.
—Owen D. Jones, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
Instead of relying on traditional geometry tricks, the AI connected the problem to algebraic number theory, a deep branch of mathematics that studies number systems extending ordinary integers.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
Start with an abstract generalization of the integers called a ring.
—Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 20 May 2026
Six-seven is just a lasso looped by fate around two adjacent integers on the number line.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
However, using Shor’s algorithm for factoring integers, quantum computers can in principle rapidly crack even highly secure RSA-2048 encryption.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Sep. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for integers
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Whereas conventional bits only symbolize one of two digits, 0 or 1, and require a separate physical component for each bit, phi-bits each represent multiple variables and coexist within one space.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
18 June 2026
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If the guest list really is in the four digits of her nearest and dearest, then her wedding can’t be anything but a spectacle.—
Kase Wickman,
Vanity Fair,
18 June 2026
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Officers believe the suspect started throwing objects out of the passenger-side window during the pursuit.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Stay away from water, wet items, and metal objects.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
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One of the entities that helped turn an idea into those accounts was a partnership called the Emergency Savings Initiative (ESI), between asset manager BlackRock and Commonwealth, a national nonprofit focused on financial security.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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Generally, dark energy and dark matter are regarded as separate entities, their elusiveness their primary link.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
22 June 2026
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In fact, many of us often end up buying things that our colleagues found during their search.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
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And don't forget to follow Allure on Instagram and TikTok, or subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date on all things beauty.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
24 June 2026
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Last year, the Los Angeles County Public Health Department linked the deaths of six county residents to the use of 7-OH mixed with other substances.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Berry said the body recognizes those substances as foreign and creates antibodies that attach to fentanyl molecules, potentially preventing users from experiencing a euphoric high and reducing the risk of a fatal overdose.—
Gino Vicci,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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The realities of Musk’s financing plans are difficult to grasp, with historical comparisons still falling short compared to what SpaceX wants to do.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
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Like its predecessor 30 Rock, that constant patter defines the show’s tone by heightening its world into near absurdity, all while remaining grounded in the emotional realities of its characters.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
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“Integers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/integers. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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