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 case involves a 2019 class-action lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by shopper Brian Keim, who alleged that receipts from Trader Joe's stores displayed the first six and last four digits of his credit card, increasing the risk of identity theft.
    Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • If that’s true, the entire psychological burden of the piece has been distilled into that one strained digit.
    Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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  • Art What to call objects that bespeak both the three-dimensionality of sculpture and the surface drama of painting?
    Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
  • This next stage will focus on areas of the sky that are more tricky to observe, as well as some celestial regions where more distant and fainter objects may yet lurk.
    Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026
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  • Still just missing that big hit to put some of these crooked numbers up there.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Tidy your payment app to see numbers without dread and choose calm reactions.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
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  • One of those stories is about a couple and a supernatural entity in their world that is stopping the development and the recovery of their relationship from a crisis.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2026
  • For the first phase, only entities who have made certain tariff payments will be able to make refund submissions.
    Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
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  • Five more locations are in the works throughout the county, and those kiosks are expected to be installed by the end of the year, said Seth Middleton, Jackson County Public Health’s senior program manager of substance use prevention.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2026
  • According to Hatters-Friedman’s research, fathers who commit filicide are more likely to have a previous history of violence, substance abuse and mental illness.
    Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026

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“Integer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/integer. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.

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