Integer (computer science) — In computer science, an integer is a datum of integral data type, a data type which represents some finite subset of the mathematical integers. Integral data types may be of different sizes and may or may not be allowed to contain negative values … Wikipedia
number# — number n 1 quantity, whole, total, aggregate, *sum, amount 2 Number, numeral, figure, digit, integer are comparable when they mean the character or characters by which an arithmetical value is designated. Number is the general term and is… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Integer BASIC — Integer BASIC, written by Steve Wozniak, was the BASIC interpreter of the Apple I and original Apple II computers. Originally available on cassette, then included in ROM on the original Apple II computer at release in 1977, it was the first… … Wikipedia
Integer — In te*ger, n. [L. integer untouched, whole, entire. See {Entire}.] A complete entity; a whole number, in contradistinction to a fraction or a mixed number. [1913 Webster] {Complex integer} (Theory of Numbers), an expression of the form a +… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
integer — (n.) a whole number (opposed to fraction), 1570s, from L. integer (adj.) whole, complete, figuratively, untainted, upright, lit. untouched, from in not (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + root of tangere to touch (see TANGENT (Cf. t … Etymology dictionary
number — [n1] unit of the mathematical system cardinal, character, chiffer, cipher, count, decimal, denominator, digit, emblem, figure, folio, fraction, googol, integer, numeral, numerator, ordinal, prime, representation, sign, statistic, sum, symbol,… … New thesaurus
integer — n *number, numeral, figure, digit … New Dictionary of Synonyms
integer — ► NOUN ▪ a whole number. ORIGIN from Latin, intact, whole , from tangere to touch ; compare with ENTIRE(Cf. ↑entire) … English terms dictionary
integer — [in′tə jər] n. [L, untouched, whole, entire < in , not + base of tangere, to touch: see TACT] 1. anything complete in itself; entity; whole 2. any positive or negative whole number or zero: see also RATIONAL (sense 4a) … English World dictionary
Integer factorization — In number theory, integer factorization is the way of breaking down a composite number into smaller non trivial divisors, which when multiplied together equal the original integer.When the numbers are very large, no efficient integer… … Wikipedia
