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integral

adj · name · noun · 15 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: immanent, inherent, necessary, built-in, essential, inborn, resident, inbuilt, infused, ingrained, integral, intrinsic, inwrought, radical

Antonyms: none provided

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adj

Meaning 2

Of, pertaining to, or being an integer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Relating to integration (“the process of finding the integral [noun] of a function”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

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adj

Meaning 4

Being the root of some monic polynomial in A.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: commutative algebra

Topics: algebra, mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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adj

Meaning 5

Whole; undamaged.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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name

Meaning 6

Abbreviation of International Gamma-Ray Astrophysics Laboratory (a satellite of the European Space Agency).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

Topics: ESA, aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, space-science

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 7

One of the two fundamental operations of calculus (the other being differentiation), whereby a function's displacement, area, volume, or other qualities arising from the study of infinitesimal change are quantified, usually defined as a limiting process on a sequence of partial sums. Denoted using a long s: ∫, or a variant thereof.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • The integral of a univariate real-valued function is the area under its curve; but be warned! Not all functions are integrable!

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 8

One of the two fundamental operations of calculus (the other being differentiation), whereby a function's displacement, area, volume, or other qualities arising from the study of infinitesimal change are quantified, usually defined as a limiting process on a sequence of partial sums. Denoted using a long s: ∫, or a variant thereof.

Any of several analytic formalizations of this operation: the Riemann integral, the Lebesgue integral, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: specifically

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 9

A definite integral: the result of the application of such an operation onto a function and a suitable subset of the function's domain: either a number or positive or negative infinity. In the former case, the integral is said to be finite or to converge; in the latter, the integral is said to diverge. In notation, the domain of integration is indicated either below the sign, or, if it is an interval, with its endpoints as sub- and super-scripts, and the function being integrated forming part of the integrand (or, generally, differential form) appearing in front of the integral sign.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • The integral of #92;frac#123;1#125;#123;x#125; on #91;#92;frac#123;1#125;#123;2#125;,1#93; is #92;ln(2), but the integral of the same function on (0,1#93; diverges. In notation, #92;int#95;#92;frac#123;1#125;#123;2#125;1#92;frac#123;1#125;#123;x#125;dx#61;#92;ln(2), but #92;int#95;01#92;frac#123;1#125;#123;x#125;dx#61;#92;infty.
  • Stokes' theorem relates the integral over a surface of the curl of a vector field to a line integral around the boundary of that surface: #92;int#95;S#92;nabla#92;times#92;mathbf#123;F#125;#92;cdotd#92;mathbf#123;S#125;#61;#92;int#95;#123;#92;partialS#125;#92;mathbf#123;F#125;#92;cdotd#92;mathbf#123;r#125;,.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 10

An indefinite integral: the result of the application of such an operation onto a function together with an indefinite domain, yielding a function; a function's antiderivative;

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • The integral of x2 is #92;frac#123;x3#125;#123;3#125; plus a constant.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: antiderivative, indefinite integral, mul:∫

Antonyms: derivative

11

noun

Meaning 11

An indefinite integral: the result of the application of such an operation onto a function together with an indefinite domain, yielding a function; a function's antiderivative;

The fluent of a given fluxion in Newtonian calculus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical, obsolete

Topics: mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: antiderivative, indefinite integral, mul:∫

Antonyms: derivative

12

adjective

Meaning 12

of or denoted by an integer

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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Synonyms: none provided

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13

adjective satellite

Meaning 13

constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged- Bacon

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a local motion keepeth bodies integral
  • was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime
  • fought to keep the union intact

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: entire, intact

Antonyms: none provided

14

adjective satellite

Meaning 14

existing as an essential constituent or characteristic

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity
  • a constitutional inability to tell the truth

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: built-in, constitutional, inbuilt, inherent

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 15

the result of a mathematical integration; F(x) is the integral of f(x) if dF/dx = f(x)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning

Narrower terms: indefinite integral, definite integral

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French integral, from Medieval Latin integrālis, from Latin integer (“entire”); see integer.

Across languages

Translations

109 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bashkir: айырылғыһыҙ (ayırılğıhıź) — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • Bulgarian: неразделен (nerazdelen) — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • Bulgarian: цялостен (cjalosten) — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • Chinese Cantonese: 完整嘅 (jyun4 zing2 ge3) — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • Chinese Mandarin: 完整的 (wánzhěng de) — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • Czech: nedílný — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • Dutch: integraal — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • Esperanto: integra — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • Finnish: olennainen — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • Finnish: kokonaisuuteen kuuluva — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • Galician: integral — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • German: integral — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • German: ein Ganzes ausmachend — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • German: zur Erhaltung des Ganzen unentbehrlich — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • Greek: αναπόσπαστος (anapóspastos) — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • Hebrew: אִינְטֶגְרָלִי (integráli) — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • Hindi: समाकलन (samāklan) — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • Kazakh: интегралды (integraldy) — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • Kazakh: интегралдық (integraldyq) — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • Khmer: ដែលទាំងស្រុង (dael teang srong) — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • Manx: slane — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • Polish: jednolity — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • Polish: integralny — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • Portuguese: integral — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • Romanian: integral — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • Russian: неотъе́млемый (neotʺjémlemyj) — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • Russian: недели́мый (nedelímyj) — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • Russian: неотдели́мый (neotdelímyj) — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • Swedish: hel — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • Swedish: enhetlig — constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • Arabic: صَحِيح (ṣaḥīḥ) — math: of, pertaining to, or being an integer
  • Bashkir: бөтөн һанлы (bötön hanlı) — math: of, pertaining to, or being an integer
  • Bulgarian: целочислен (celočislen) — math: of, pertaining to, or being an integer
  • Czech: celočíselný — math: of, pertaining to, or being an integer
  • Dutch: geheel — math: of, pertaining to, or being an integer
  • Esperanto: entjera — math: of, pertaining to, or being an integer
  • Finnish: kokonaisluku- — math: of, pertaining to, or being an integer
  • French: entier — math: of, pertaining to, or being an integer
  • German: ganzzahlig — math: of, pertaining to, or being an integer
  • Greek: ακέραιος (akéraios) — math: of, pertaining to, or being an integer
  • Hindi: समाकलन (samāklan) — math: of, pertaining to, or being an integer
  • Kazakh: интегралды (integraldy) — math: of, pertaining to, or being an integer
  • Kazakh: интегралдық (integraldyq) — math: of, pertaining to, or being an integer
  • Manx: slane-earrooagh — math: of, pertaining to, or being an integer
  • Portuguese: inteiro — math: of, pertaining to, or being an integer
  • Romanian: integral — math: of, pertaining to, or being an integer
  • Russian: целочи́сленный (celočíslennyj) — math: of, pertaining to, or being an integer
  • Spanish: entero — math: of, pertaining to, or being an integer
  • Swedish: compounds with heltal — math: of, pertaining to, or being an integer
  • Tagalog: buumbilangin — math: of, pertaining to, or being an integer
  • Arabic: تَكَامُلِيّ (takāmuliyy) — math: relating to integration
  • Bulgarian: интегрален (integralen) — math: relating to integration
  • Esperanto: integrala — math: relating to integration
  • Finnish: integraali- — math: relating to integration
  • French: intégral — math: relating to integration
  • Galician: integral — math: relating to integration
  • Hindi: समाकलन (samāklan) — math: relating to integration
  • Kazakh: интегралды (integraldy) — math: relating to integration
  • Kazakh: интегралдық (integraldyq) — math: relating to integration
  • Spanish: integral — math: relating to integration
  • Vietnamese: tích phân — math: relating to integration
  • Arabic: تَكَامُل (takāmul) — limit of sums
  • Armenian: ինտեգրալ (integral) — limit of sums
  • Belarusian: інтэгра́л (intehrál) — limit of sums
  • Bulgarian: интегра́л (integrál) — limit of sums
  • Catalan: integració — limit of sums
  • Chinese Cantonese: 積分 /积分 (zik1 fan1) — limit of sums
  • Hakka Chinese: chit-fûn-ho̍k — limit of sums
  • Chinese Mandarin: 積分 /积分 (jī fēn) — limit of sums
  • Czech: integrál — limit of sums
  • Dutch: integraal — limit of sums
  • Esperanto: integralo — limit of sums
  • Esperanto: integro — limit of sums
  • Finnish: integraali — limit of sums
  • French: intégrale — limit of sums
  • Galician: integral — limit of sums
  • Georgian: ინტეგრალი (inṭegrali) — limit of sums
  • German: Integral — limit of sums
  • Greek: ολοκλήρωμα (oloklíroma) — limit of sums
  • Hebrew: אִינְטֶגְרָל (integrál) — limit of sums
  • Hebrew: אַסְכֶּמֶת (askémet) — limit of sums
  • Hungarian: integrál — limit of sums
  • Icelandic: heildun — limit of sums
  • Icelandic: tegrun — limit of sums
  • Italian: integrale — limit of sums
  • Japanese: 積分 (sekibun) — limit of sums
  • Kazakh: интеграл (integral) — limit of sums
  • Khmer: អាំងតេក្រាល (ʼangteekraal) — limit of sums
  • Korean: 적분 (jeokbun) — limit of sums
  • Kyrgyz: интеграл (integral) — limit of sums
  • Malay: kamiran — limit of sums
  • Manx: co-hym — limit of sums
  • Mongolian: интеграл (integral) — limit of sums
  • Norwegian: integral — limit of sums
  • Polish: całka — limit of sums
  • Polish: całka oznaczona — limit of sums
  • Portuguese: integral — limit of sums
  • Romanian: integrală — limit of sums
  • Russian: интегра́л (intɛgrál) — limit of sums
  • Serbo-Croatian: интѐгра̄л — limit of sums
  • Serbo-Croatian: intègrāl — limit of sums
  • Spanish: integral — limit of sums
  • Sundanese: integral — limit of sums
  • Swedish: integral — limit of sums
  • Tagalog: lagom — limit of sums
  • Thai: ปริพันธ์ (bpà-rí-pan) — limit of sums
  • Turkish: integral — limit of sums
  • Ukrainian: інтегра́л (intehrál) — limit of sums
  • Vietnamese: tích phân — limit of sums
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