Integer and Folio

noun

• Any of the natural numbers (positive or negative) or zero.
  • usage: "an integer is a number that is not a fraction"
  • synonyms: whole number

noun

• The system of numbering pages.
  • synonyms: pagination, page number, paging
• A sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book.
  • synonyms: leaf
• A book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages.
  • usage: "the first folio of Shakespeare's plays"

• (n.) A sheet of paper once folded.
• (n.) A leaf of a book or manuscript.
• (n.) A leaf containing a certain number of words, hence, a certain number of words in a writing, as in England, in law proceedings 72, and in chancery, 90; in New York, 100 words.
• (n.) The page number. The even folios are on the left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand.
• (n.) A page of a book; (Bookkeeping) a page in an account book; sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial number.
• (n.) A book made of sheets of paper each folded once (four pages to the sheet); hence, a book of the largest kind. See Note under Paper.

Dependent upon application, is a. A book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages; or, b. A sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book); or, c. The system of numbering pages; or, d. In investments, an unstructured basket of common stock that may represent a stock index, a sector or theme, or even an actively-managed portfolio at inception, but which may be modified by an investor or an advisor to meet the tax and spending needs of its owner. The rationale for the folio is to take advantage of diversification and the ability to realize tax losses in a separately managed account. In general, an investor will have to devote a fair amount of time to the folio or engage the services of a specialized advisor.