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integral
[ in-ti-gruhl, in-teg-ruhl ]
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.
Synonyms: , ,
- 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.
integral
/ ˌɪԳɪˈɡæɪɪ /
adjective
- 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
- 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 ) ʃ
- a complete thing; whole
integral
Adjective
- Involving or expressed as an integer or integers.
Noun
Derived Forms
- ˈԳٱ, adverb
- integrality, noun
Other Word Forms
- t·i·ٲ noun
- t·· adverb
- ܲ·t· adjective
- un·t·· adverb
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
The artists will be dispersed throughout the 110,000 square feet of gallery space, and the building itself will become an integral part of the acoustic experience, the museum said.
McKinney said that he sees such an agenda as an integral part of creating a robust opposition to the Trump administration.
"Crimea is the homeland of the indigenous Crimean Tatar people and an integral part of Ukraine," he said.
“I just get to sit back, relax and see who’s going to be a big, integral part of what we’re doing this year.”
He has become an integral member of Mikel Arteta's strongest team, making 45 appearances this season, and his absence against the Parisians will be a clear blow to their hopes of progressing to the final.
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