Integer
When we count simple things we count in whole numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4.... etc. Integers are whole numbers - no decimal point - no fractions. They can be positive or negative - or zero.. Integers can be represented on a number line:
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Integer comes from the Latin verb tangere - to touch. It means untouched or whole.
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