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as in digit
a character used to represent a mathematical value three is a positive integer

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as in object
one that has a real and independent existence an event that is seen as the point at which the gay rights movement became an integer and not just a smattering of protests

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Recent Examples of integer The software ran an instance that forced it to convert a floating-point number into an integer. Korok Ray, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025 Stuck in the Middle Erdős knew that any set of integers must contain a smaller, sum-free subset. Leila Sloman, Quanta Magazine, 22 May 2025 The dense text covered various ideas about cryptography, but Thompson (a former mathematics student) was particularly fascinated with a chapter about prime numbers, the crucial integers that make up the foundation of all computer and data coding. TIME, 5 Mar. 2025 Hilbert’s 10th problem is undecidable for every ring of integers. Joseph Howlett, Quanta Magazine, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for integer
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  • Charlotte weekend forecast Temperatures will reach up to about 95 degrees in Charlotte Saturday, with the heat index reaching into triple digits, the NWS forecast says.
    Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 19 July 2025
  • The file was converted from binary format into hexadecimal, an encoding scheme that uses the digits 0 through 9 and the letters A through F to represent binary values in a compact combination of characters.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2025
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  • That’s much larger than the two previous interstellar objects, ‘Oumuamua in 2017 and comet 2I/Borisov in 2019.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 16 July 2025
  • New advances in telescopes and instruments could eventually give astronomers the ability to detect the faint objects through viewing.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 15 July 2025
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  • Kim did not specify the number of employees who could be affected or the units that would see layoffs.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • Collecting 16 games of action last year, the numbers were back up in a big way.
    Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
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  • Another option is for business owners to create jobs for Indians in entities both locally and abroad, Kumar said.
    Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 24 July 2025
  • The public response to the Bum Blockade Though some entities, such as the Los Angeles Times and the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, supported the Bum Blockade, others questioned the initiative’s constitutionality.
    Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 July 2025
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  • Research is underway to develop concentrated versions of this substance from chia seed oil.1 In addition to the moisturizing properties of chia seed oil, studies suggest that the chia seeds' ability to retain moisture can also be harnessed for pharmaceutical and cosmetic purposes.2 2.
    Rachael Zimlich, Verywell Health, 21 July 2025
  • These substances have already been banned by several U.S. states and the European Union.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 21 July 2025

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“Integer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/integer. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.

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