integral

Definitions


[ɪnˈtɛɡr(ə)l], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- necessary to make a whole complete; essential or fundamental
(e.g: games are an integral part of the school's curriculum)

- of or denoted by an integer


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


[ˈɪntɪɡr(ə)l], (Noun)

Definitions:
- 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


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




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