Integers are defined as:
 | The set of negative natural numbers (…- 3, -2, -1) |
| Zero and |
| The set of positive natural numbers (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, …) |
The set of integers does not include decimals or fractions only
whole numbers.
The distance from 0 to an integer along a number line is its
absolute value. The absolute value of a number is written using
vertical lines as brackets around the number.
Example
| 2 | = 2
| -6 | = 6
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