INTEGRAL
integral, entire, intact
(adjective) constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; âa local motion keepeth bodies integralâ- Bacon; âwas able to keep the collection entire during his lifetimeâ; âfought to keep the union intactâ
constitutional, built-in, inbuilt, inherent, integral
(adjective) existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; âthe Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicityâ; âa constitutional inability to tell the truthâ
integral
(adjective) of or denoted by an integer
integral
(noun) the result of a mathematical integration; F(x) is the integral of f(x) if dF/dx = f(x)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
INTEGRAL
(space, ESA) Abbreviation of International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory. (a satellite of the European Space Agency)
Anagrams
• Triangle, alerting, altering, relating, tanglier, teraglin, triangle
Etymology
Adjective
integral (comparative more integral, superlative most integral)
Constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
Ceasing to do evil, and doing good, are the two great integral parts that complete this duty.
Synonyms: immanent, inherent, necessary, Thesaurus:intrinsic
(mathematics) Of, pertaining to, or being an integer.
(mathematics) Relating to integration.
(obsolete) Whole; undamaged.
A local motion keepeth bodies integral.
Noun
integral (plural integrals)
(mathematics) 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 on is .
(mathematics) A definite integral, a limit of sums.
(mathematics) Antiderivative
The integral of is plus a constant.
Synonyms: antiderivative, indefinite integral, â«
Antonym: derivative
Anagrams
• Triangle, alerting, altering, relating, tanglier, teraglin, triangle
Source: Wiktionary
In"te*gral, a. Etym: [Cf. F. intégral. See Integer.]
1. Lacking nothing of completeness; complete; perfect; uninjured;
whole; entire.
A local motion keepeth bodies integral. Bacon.
2. Essential to completeness; constituent, as a part; pertaining to,
or serving to form, an integer; integrant.
Ceasing to do evil, and doing good, are the two great integral parts
that complete this duty. South.
3. (Math.)
(a) Of, pertaining to, or being, a whole number or undivided
quantity; not fractional.
(b) Pertaining to, or proceeding by, integration; as, the integral
calculus. Integral calculus. See under Calculus.
In"te*gral, n.
1. A whole; an entire thing; a whole number; an individual.
2. (Math.)
Definition: An expression which, being differentiated, will produce a given
differential. See differential Differential, and Integration. Cf.
Fluent. Elliptic integral, one of an important class of integrals,
occurring in the higher mathematics; -- so called because one of the
integrals expresses the length of an arc of an ellipse.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition