It comes from the Latin words 'in' = negative, and 'tangere' = to touch. The original meaning was 'untouched' which came to mean whole, entire.
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A non-integer.
The next whole number or integer is: 4200
No. The word integer means something that is complete. The word fraction means something that is not whole. So, they are mutually exclusive. However a fraction can represent an integer 3 is the same as 3/1 or 12/4, for example. Every integer can be written as itself over one. So if an integer can be written as a fraction, they are not mutually exclusive. 2 = 2/1 No
an integer plus and integer will always be an integer. We say integers are closed under addition.
If the integer subtracted is smaller than or equal to the first integer, then the answer is positive. Otherwise, if the integer subtracted is larger, then the answer is negative.