integral
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or belonging as a part of the whole; constituent or component.
integral parts.
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necessary to the completeness of the whole.
This point is integral to his plan.
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- requisite, indispensable, essential
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consisting or composed of parts that together constitute a whole.
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entire; complete; whole.
the integral works of a writer.
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Arithmetic. pertaining to or being an integer; not fractional.
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Mathematics. pertaining to or involving integrals.
noun
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an integral whole.
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Mathematics.
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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.
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a primitive.
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any of several analogous quantities.
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adjective
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(often foll by to) being an essential part (of); intrinsic (to)
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intact; entire
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formed of constituent parts; united
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maths
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of or involving an integral
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involving or being an integer
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noun
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ʃ. 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 )
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a complete thing; whole
Other Word Forms
- integrality noun
- integrally adverb
- unintegral adjective
- unintegrally adverb
Etymology
Origin of integral
From the Medieval Latin word integrālis, dating back to 1545–55. See integer, -al 1
Example Sentences
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So too soft targets such as desalination plants or the data centers that are integral to the region’s AI ambitions.
From Barron's
So too soft targets such as desalination plants or the data centers that are integral to the region’s AI ambitions.
From Barron's
His daughter Akilah Releford-Gould, who has a thriving social media presence showcasing her homemaking and winemaking adventures, has become an integral part of Bloom Ranch’s online reach.
From Los Angeles Times
These questions are integral to defining who has consciousness — and what that means for how we treat those beings.
From Los Angeles Times
Articles comparing the book to del Toro’s adaptation highlighted the changes but stopped short of outright criticizing his film or his skill as a director — an integral part of every conversation surrounding Fennell.
From Salon
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