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# integer

«integer» in Mova's school dictionary: **A whole number that can be positive, negative or zero…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (an integer, integers)

### meaning for a pupil

(maths) A whole number that can be positive, negative or zero, with no fraction or decimal part: … −3, −2, −1, 0, 1, 2, 3 … [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integer/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

A key maths word: «give your answer as an integer», «list the integers between −2 and 3». Integers are used for temperatures below zero, floors below ground, and money owed. Phrases: «positive integer», «negative integer», «consecutive integers», «the nearest integer».

### examples

- 5, 0 and −7 are all integers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integer/#x1)
- 3.5 is not an integer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integer/#x2)
- Round 4.6 to the nearest integer: the answer is 5. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integer/#x3)
- Find two consecutive integers that add up to 15: 7 and 8. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integer/#x4)
- The temperature was −4, a negative integer. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integer/#x5)
- List the integers between −2 and 2: −1, 0, 1. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integer/#x6)

### note

Countable. Pronounced «IN-tuh-jer» (soft g). Not fractions or decimals. «Positive integers» start at 1; zero is neither positive nor negative. Consecutive integers differ by 1. «Whole number» in schools often means 0, 1, 2… (no negatives).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «integer» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integer/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.