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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 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 The difficulty of factoring increases exponentially with the size of the number, meaning that the gap between 50-bit and 2048-bit integers is astronomically large. Craig S. Smith, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024 But Cantor showed that, paradoxically, though the number of fractions is the same as the number of integers, there are demonstrably more irrational numbers. Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 21 June 2024 The central concern of number theory is the integers, or positive and negative whole numbers, and functions that rely on them. Kevin Hartnett, Quanta Magazine, 6 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for integer 
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Noun
  • Putting the sequence of digits together to create 12/12 means that there is an infinite driving force in the universe to move our hopes forward.
    Lisa Stardust, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The tab for celebratory dinners with his extended family often approached four digits, and his paycheck as a software engineer wasn’t stretching as far as before.
    Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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  • Kat Dunbar spotted the strange object early one night several weeks ago while driving home with her children, and she was stumped.
    Alyce McFadden, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The leading cause of food recalls are bacteria, foreign objects and allergens that are triggered when products are exposed to wheat, dairy and nuts, often due to cross contamination.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Five numbers will be white balls ranging from 1 to 70.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Those numbers have become typical in Bentonville, where enrollment is up nearly 10% since 2019 and more than 25% since 2014.
    NWA Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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  • Companies, government entities, and even our military will need to think carefully about mitigation, adaptation, and resilience strategies.
    Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
  • All for-profit activities of OpenAI and its related entities should be paused to protect investors and consumers alike.
    Alex Heath, The Verge, 14 Dec. 2024
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  • The melodrama is packed with more style – so, so much style – than narrative substance, though Jolie (who earned a Golden Globe nomination this week for her portrayal) fully commits to the role both emotionally and musically.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • As of late, however, she's rehabilitated her image by focusing on her mental health, no longer self-medicating with various substances and ridding drama from her life.
    Jack Irvin, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024

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“Integer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/integer. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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