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integrator

American  
[in-ti-gray-ter] / ˈɪn tɪˌgreɪ tər /

noun

  1. a person or thing that integrates.

  2. Also called integraph. an instrument for performing numerical integrations.


integrator British  
/ ˈɪntɪˌɡreɪtə /

noun

  1. a person or thing that integrates, esp a mechanical instrument that determines the value of a definite integral, as the area under a curve See also planimeter

  2. computing

    1. an arithmetic component with two input variables, x and y, whose output variable z is proportional to the integral of y with respect to x

    2. an arithmetic component whose output variable is proportional to the integral of the input variable with respect to elapsed time

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of integrator

First recorded in 1875–80; integrate + -or 2


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