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  1. integer:


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Detailed Synonyms for integer in English

integer:

integer [the ~] noun

  1. the integer
    – any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero 1
    the integer; the whole number
    – any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero 1
    • integer [the ~] noun
      • an integer is a number that is not a fraction1
    • whole number [the ~] noun
  2. the integer
    – A natural number, zero, or the negative of a natural number. 2
    the integer
    – A natural number, zero, or the negative of a natural number. 2
  3. the integer
    – A data type representing whole numbers. Calculations involving only integers are much faster than calculations involving floating-point numbers, so integers are widely used in programming for counting and numbering purposes. Integers can be signed (positive or negative) or unsigned (positive). They can also be described as long or short, depending on the number of bytes needed to store them. Short integers, stored in 2 bytes, cover a smaller range of numbers (for example, -32,768 through 32,767) than do long integers (for example, -2,147,483,648 through 2,147,483,647), which are stored in 4 bytes. 2
    the integer
    – A data type representing whole numbers. Calculations involving only integers are much faster than calculations involving floating-point numbers, so integers are widely used in programming for counting and numbering purposes. Integers can be signed (positive or negative) or unsigned (positive). They can also be described as long or short, depending on the number of bytes needed to store them. Short integers, stored in 2 bytes, cover a smaller range of numbers (for example, -32,768 through 32,767) than do long integers (for example, -2,147,483,648 through 2,147,483,647), which are stored in 4 bytes. 2

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Related Definitions for "integer":

  1. any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero1
    • an integer is a number that is not a fraction1
  2. A natural number, zero, or the negative of a natural number.2
  3. A data type representing whole numbers. Calculations involving only integers are much faster than calculations involving floating-point numbers, so integers are widely used in programming for counting and numbering purposes. Integers can be signed (positive or negative) or unsigned (positive). They can also be described as long or short, depending on the number of bytes needed to store them. Short integers, stored in 2 bytes, cover a smaller range of numbers (for example, -32,768 through 32,767) than do long integers (for example, -2,147,483,648 through 2,147,483,647), which are stored in 4 bytes.2

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