complex integer

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complex integer - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Integer \In"te*ger\, n. [L. integer untouched, whole, entire.
     See Entire.]
     A complete entity; a whole number, in contradistinction to a
     fraction or a mixed number.
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     Complex integer (Theory of Numbers), an expression of the
        form a + b[root]-1, where a and b are real integers.
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