Maths glossary · United Kingdom
Integer
Any whole number, its opposite, or zero: ..., −2, −1, 0, 1, 2, ...
Integers include the counting numbers, zero and the negative whole numbers. Fractions and decimals that are not whole numbers are not integers.
Example: −4, 0 and 17 are integers. 2.5 and 1/2 are not.
Lessons, worksheets, practice and tools on this: Patterns and algebra.
Related words
- Pattern rule: A description of how a pattern starts and how it changes each time.
- Variable: A letter or symbol that stands for a number you don't know yet, or one that can change.
- Inequality: A statement that two amounts are not equal, using symbols such as <, > or ≠.
- Negative number: A number less than zero, written with a minus sign.