Just take any whole number more than 2 and turn it negative. For example, -7.
Subtract any POSITIVE integer from -2, and you get an integer that is smaller.
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1 ... 2 ... An integer is just a whole number.
The greatest positive even integer less than 12 is 10
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The integer "-8" is less than "-7".
Integers greater than -3 and less than 2 are: -2 -1 0 1
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