signed integer

signed integer

[′sīnd ′int·ə·jər]

(computer science)

A whole number whose value lies anywhere in a domain that extends from a negative to a positive integer, and which therefore carries a sign.

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integer

A whole number. In programming, sending the number 123.398 to an integer function would return 123. Unsigned integers (UINT) can only be positive and have a value from 0 to 255. Signed integers (INT) can be positive or negative, and their leftmost bit is the sign bit. As a result of one less binary digit in the number, the maximum value of each INT is cut in half (-128 to +127). See integer arithmetic and floating point.

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