integral

[ in-ti-gruhl, in-teg-ruhl ]

/ ˈɪn tɪ grəl, ɪnˈtɛg rəl /

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adjective

of, relating to, or belonging as a part of the whole; constituent or component: integral parts.

necessary to the completeness of the whole: This point is integral to his plan.

consisting or composed of parts that together constitute a whole.

entire; complete; whole: the integral works of a writer.

Arithmetic. pertaining to or being an integer; not fractional.

Mathematics. pertaining to or involving integrals.

noun

an integral whole.

Mathematics.

Also called Riemann integral. the numerical measure of the area bounded above by the graph of a given function, below by the x-axis, and on the sides by ordinates drawn at the endpoints of a specified interval; the limit, as the norm of partitions of the given interval approaches zero, of the sum of the products of the function evaluated at a point in each subinterval times the length of the subinterval.
a primitive.
any of several analogous quantities.Compare improper integral, line integral, multiple integral, surface integral.

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2 essential, indispensable, requisite.

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Origin of integral

From the Medieval Latin word integrālis, dating back to 1545–55. See integer, -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM integral

in·te·gral·i·ty, nounin·te·gral·ly, adverbun·in·te·gral, adjectiveun·in·te·gral·ly, adverb

Words nearby integral

int. cib., integer, integers, integer vitae, integrable, integral, integral calculus, integral curve, integral domain, integral equation, integral function

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British Dictionary definitions for integral

integral

adjective (ˈɪntɪɡrəl, ɪnˈtɛɡrəl)

(often foll by to) being an essential part (of); intrinsic (to)

intact; entire

formed of constituent parts; united

maths

of or involving an integral
involving or being an integer

noun (ˈɪntɪɡrəl)

maths the limit of an increasingly large number of increasingly smaller quantities, related to the function that is being integrated (the integrand). The independent variables may be confined within certain limits (definite integral) or in the absence of limits (indefinite integral)Symbol: ʃ

a complete thing; whole

Derived forms of integral

integrality (ˌɪntɪˈɡrælɪtɪ), nounintegrally, adverb

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Scientific definitions for integral

integral

[ ĭn′tĭ-grəl ]

Adjective

Involving or expressed as an integer or integers.

Noun

See definite integral indefinite integral.

integral

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