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Also known as whole number, integer number, integral number

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An integer is a whole number that can be positive, negative, or zero—like –3, 0, 5, or 100. Integers are fundamental in mathematics and everyday life because they're used for counting, measuring, and solving problems that don't involve fractions or decimals.

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Subclass of: p-adic integer
Image: EvenOddNumberLine.svg

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Commons category: Integers
topic's main category: Category:Integers
set cardinality: aleph null
equivalent class: schema.org/Integer
topic has template: Template:Infobox integer
different from: integral
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics
Stack Exchange tag: math.stackexchange.com/tags/integers

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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections

Contents

History
Algebraic properties
Order-theoretic properties
Construction
Traditional development
Equivalence classes of ordered pairs
Other approaches
Computer science
Cardinality
See also
Footnotes
References
Sources
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{{Short description|Number in {..., –2, –1, 0, 1, 2, ...} }}

thumb|upright=1.25|The integers arranged on a number line

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