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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

in•te•gralˈɪn tɪ grəl, ɪnˈtɛg rəl(adj.)

  1. of or belonging as an essential part of the whole; necessary to completeness; constituent: an integral part.

  2. composed of parts that together constitute a whole.

  3. entire; complete; whole.

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

    Category: Math

  5. pertaining to or involving mathematical integrals.

    Category: Math

  6. (n.)an integral whole.

  7. Math. 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. a primitive. any of several analogous quantities.

    Category: Math

    Ref: Also called Riemann integral.

Origin of integral:

1545–55; < ML integrālis. See integer , -al1

in′te•gral•ly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. integral(adj)

    the result of a mathematical integration; F(x) is the integral of f(x) if dF/dx = f(x)

  2. built-in, constitutional, inbuilt, inherent, integral(adj)

    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic

    "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth"

  3. integral, entire, intact(adj)

    constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged

    "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime"; "fought to keep the union intact"

  4. integral(adj)

    of or denoted by an integer

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. integral(adjective)ˈɪn tɪ grəl, ɪnˈtɛg rəl

    being an essential part of sth

    Today a company's website must be an integral part of its business.; ***Good communication is integral to a successful business.

Wiktionary

  1. integral(Noun)

    A number, the limit of the sums computed in a process in which the domain of a function is divided into small subsets and a possibly nominal value of the function on each subset is multiplied by the measure of that subset, all these products then being summed.

    The integral of uE000120330uE001 on uE000120331uE001 is uE000120332uE001.

  2. integral(Noun)

    Antiderivative

    The integral of uE000120333uE001 is uE000120334uE001.

  3. integral(Adjective)

    Constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable

  4. integral(Adjective)

    Of, pertaining to, or being an integer.

  5. Origin: From integralis, from integer; see integer.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Integral(adj)

    lacking nothing of completeness; complete; perfect; uninjured; whole; entire

  2. Integral(adj)

    essential to completeness; constituent, as a part; pertaining to, or serving to form, an integer; integrant

  3. Integral(adj)

    of, pertaining to, or being, a whole number or undivided quantity; not fractional

  4. Integral(adj)

    pertaining to, or proceeding by, integration; as, the integral calculus

  5. Integral(noun)

    a whole; an entire thing; a whole number; an individual

  6. Integral(noun)

    an expression which, being differentiated, will produce a given differential. See differential Differential, and Integration. Cf. Fluent


Translations for Integral

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

wholemeal(noun)

flour made from the entire wheat grain or seed

wholemeal flour/bread.

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