The first known use of the word integer was in reference to whole numbers in 1571 by Thomas Digges.
As far as we're aware, it never has been yet.
It was first introduced around 1890 by Japanese Professors.
Integer.
The word integer is a noun.
A non-integer.
"Integer" comes from Latin and means "whole" or "intact."
It means 'entire' - a number is an integer when it is whole, and not a fraction.
The likely word is the plural noun multiples (integer products of an integer).
An integer is a whole number without decimals or fractions
Yes - an integer is a whole number - the Latin word "integer" translates into English as "untouched", or, loosely, "whole".
No. An integer is a kind of number - a whole number - but not all numbers are integers. For example, a half is a number but it is not an integer.
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