One of the ‘whole’ numbers:…,−3,−2,−1, 0, 1, 2, 3,…. The set of all integers is often denoted by ℤ. With the normal addition and multiplication, ℤ forms an integral domain. The use of the letter zed comes from the German word Zahlen meaning ‘numbers’.
Chemical Engineering
A whole number. It may be positive or negative and includes zero. That is {… −3, −2, −1, 0, 1, 2, 3…}.
Computer
A whole number, as opposed to a rational or real number. The concept of integer type is used for computer representation of a finite subset of the integers.
Electronics and Electrical Engineering
A whole number or, in computing, a binary datum representing a whole number. It is any value from the infinite set