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.
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.
Origin of integral
From the Medieval Latin word integrālis, dating back to 1545–55. See integer, -al1
int. cib., integer, integers, integer vitae, integrable, integral, integral calculus, integral curve, integral domain, integral equation, integral function
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In one recent high-profile case, the USPIS was integral to bringing down the online drug site known as the Silk Road.
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Sex and drugs and rock ‘n’ roll have always been an integral part of her story.
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The border of a tapestry must appertain, must be an integral part of the whole design for the sake of artistic harmony.
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If it be so, it is quite clear that it is one of those vices which are an integral part of original sin.
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As "Jim" he was almost an integral part of the city of "Butterflies."
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Thus, the priest is no longer isolated from the people; he has become an integral part of it.
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Adding together these values for the three steps we get the integral for the cycle.
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British Dictionary definitions for integral
integral
adjective (ˈɪntɪɡrəl, ɪnˈtɛɡrəl)
(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 (ˈɪntɪɡrəl)
mathsthe 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)Symbol: ʃ