INTEGRAL | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Integral

Speech Type: Adjective

Etymology:

mid 16th century: from late Latin integralis, from integer ‘whole’ (see integer). Compare with integrate and integrity

Audio Pronunciation:

Phonetic Spelling: ˈɪntɪɡr(ə)l

Dialects: British English

Audio Pronunciation:

Phonetic Spelling: ɪnˈtɛɡr(ə)l

Dialects: British English

Definition:

necessary to make a whole complete; essential or fundamental

Short Definition:

essential or fundamental

Examples:

games are an integral part of the school's curriculum
systematic training should be integral to library management

Definition:

of or denoted by an integer.

Short Definition:

of or denoted by integer

Word: Integral

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:

Phonetic Spelling: ˈɪntɪɡr(ə)l

Dialects: British English

Definition:

a function of which a given function is the derivative, i.e. which yields that function when differentiated, and which may express the area under the curve of a graph of the function.

Short Definition:

function of which given function is derivative