celoíselnou

Celočíselnou is the feminine singular instrumental form of the Czech adjective celočíselný, meaning integer or whole-number. It is used to describe feminine nouns in constructions where the noun is in the instrumental (or, in some contexts, the accusative) singular, for example with words like hodnotou or data. The term denotes that a value, data set, or operation involves only integers.

Etymology and use. The word combines celo- “whole” with číslo “number” to form celočíselný, and its inflected form celočíselnou appears when the adjective modifies a feminine noun in the instrumental or accusative singular (e.g., celočíselnou hodnotou, celočíselnou hodnotu). In mathematics and computer science, celočíselnou describes properties or quantities that are restricted to integers, in contrast to non-integer or real-valued quantities.

Examples of usage.

- Použijte celočíselnou hodnotu. (Use an integer value.)

- Data obsahují celočíselná data. (The data are integer-valued data.)

- V algoritmu se pracuje s celočíselnou aritmetikou. (The algorithm uses integer arithmetic.)

Orthography. The standard Czech spelling is celočíselnou, with č and í. The form celoíselnou is generally considered nonstandard or a typographical variant.

See also. celočíselný, celočíselná data, integer, arithmetic, real numbers.