entier

Etymology

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Noun

entier (plural entiers)

1. The greatest integer not exceeding the specified number.
   • 1992, Stochastic and Chaotic Oscillations (translation of a 1987 work by Yu. I. Neimark), Kluwer, →ISBN, page 70 :

     Let the state of the system vary according to

     ,

     where is the entier of .

Anagrams

• entire, nerite, triene

Etymology

From Old French entier, inherited from Latin integer, integrum (although modified with the -ier suffix analogically). Compare the borrowed doublet intègre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.tje/

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Adjective

entier (feminine singular entière, masculine plural entiers, feminine plural entières)

1. whole

   des biscuits entiers et des brisés - whole and broken biscuits

   Antonym: brisé, rompu

2. (arithmetic) whole (of a number), integer

   un chiffre entier - a whole number

   une valeur entière - an integer value

   Antonyms: décimal, fractionnel

3. entire, whole

   le monde entier - the entire world, the whole world

   Antonym: partiel

4. (of bread) wholemeal (UK), wholewheat (US)

   Synonym: complet

   Antonym: blanc

Noun

entier m (plural entiers)

1. (mathematics) integer, whole number

Further reading

• “entier” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• inerte, inerté, rétine

Etymology

From Latin integer, integrum, modified with the suffix -ier, probably by analogy with words like premier, versus the phonetically expected entir.

Adjective

entier m (oblique and nominative feminine singular entiere)

1. entire; whole