integer
noun
[ ˈɪntɪdʒə ]
• a number which is not a fraction; a whole number.
• "integer values"
• a thing complete in itself.
Origin:
early 16th century (as an adjective meaning ‘entire, whole’): from Latin, ‘intact, whole’, from in- (expressing negation) + the root of tangere ‘to touch’. Compare with entire, also with integral, integrate, and integrity.
