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in·te·ger (in′tə jər)

noun

  1. anything complete in itself; entity; whole
  2. any positive or negative whole number or zero

Etymology: L, untouched, whole, entire < in-, not + base of tangere, to touch: see tact

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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