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 In 1980 Klaus von Klitzing at the Planck Institute for Solid State Research, in Stuttgart, Germany, discovered the integer quantum Hall effect. IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for integer
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  • The information the department is requesting would include information such as full name, date of birth, address, driver’s license and the last four digits of a Social Security numbers.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Heather Long, chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union, believes one more month of triple-digit oil prices could be enough.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Do not approach water, wet objects, or metal items.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The Jupiter-esque planet known as TOI-5205 b is the first exoplanet of its kind with an atmosphere containing far fewer heavy elements than similarly sized objects, as well as its own red dwarf star.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Apr. 2026
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  • Later that month, his daughter, who lives abroad, received a call from an unknown number informing her that her brother had been shot and killed.
    Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2026
  • That means $27 million in new state tax revenue, according to numbers provided by the Department of Revenue.
    Caroline Cummings, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
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  • By giving multiple agencies access to the same drones, all participating entities can be under one program and avoid investing in dozens of drones with different software that wouldn't communicate with each other.
    Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026
  • In many parts of Cook County, there are so many governmental entities grabbing a piece of the action that property tax bills look like grocery-store receipts.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
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  • Lappen oversaw the county's Behavioral Health Services division, which works with people with mental illnesses and substance abuse disorders.
    Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The half-industrial, half-heavenly record was recorded on the brink of a real-life meltdown; the substances Lean had rapped about so brazenly during his adolescent mixtape era would nearly claim his life.
    Billie Bugara, Pitchfork, 1 Apr. 2026

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“Integer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/integer. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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