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entier

entier noun: the greatest integer not exceeding the specified number.

Noun

entier (plural entiers)

  1. The greatest integer not exceeding the specified number.
    • Let the state of the system vary according to
      x_n=2x_n-1-[2x_n-1],
      where [z] is the entier of z.1992, Stochastic and Chaotic Oscillations (translation of a 1987 work by Yu. I. Neimark), Kluwer, page 70 http://books.google.com/books?id=nDXojK82iHwC&pg=PA70&dq=entier
    Synonyms:
    floor, integral part

Synonyms of entier

Forms of entier

pluralentiers

Origin of entier

Borrowed from French entier. Doublet of entire and integer.

Questions about entier

What does entier mean?
Entier means the greatest integer not exceeding the specified number.
What part of speech is entier?
Entier is a noun.
What is the plural of entier?
The plural of entier is entiers.

Words near entier in the dictionary

  1. enticingly
  2. enticingness
  3. enticings
  4. enticive
  5. Enticknap
  6. entier
  7. entierly
  8. entiers
  9. entierties
  10. entierty
  11. entification

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