noninteger

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adjective

Not integer

OriginEnglish integer ← Latin integer ← Proto-Italic *n̥tagros →
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Meanings

adjectivenoninteger (comparative more noninteger, superlative most noninteger)

comparative more noninteger · superlative most noninteger

  1. Not integer
nounnoninteger (plural nonintegers)

plural nonintegers

  1. Any number that is not an integer, but especially a real number

Origin

  1. Englishnon-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*né
  3. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*teh₂g-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*n̥th₂gros
  6. Proto-Italic*n̥tagros
  7. Latininteger
  8. Englishinteger
  9. Englishnoninteger

From non- + integer.

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Cite this entry
APA

noninteger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noninteger

MLA

“noninteger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noninteger. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “noninteger,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/noninteger.

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