Something that is an integral part of something is an essential part of that thing.
Rituals and festivals form an integral part of every human society.
Anxiety is integral to the human condition.
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Synonyms: essential, basic, fundamental, necessary More Synonyms of integral
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integral in British English
adjective (ˈɪntɪɡrəl, ɪnˈtɛɡrəl)
1. (often foll by to)
being an essential part (of); intrinsic (to)
2.
intact; entire
3.
formed of constituent parts; united
4. mathematics
a.
of or involving an integral
b.
involving or being an integer
noun (ˈɪntɪɡrəl)
5. mathematics
the 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: ∫
6.
a complete thing; whole
Derived forms
integrality (ˌɪntɪˈɡrælɪtɪ)
noun
integrally (ˈintegrally)
adverb
integral in American English
(ˈɪntəgrəl; often, for 1-3, ɪnˈtɛgrəl)
adjective
1.
necessary for completeness; essential
an integral part
2.
whole or complete
3.
made up of parts forming a whole
4. Ancient Mathematics
a.
of or having to do with an integer or integers; not fractional
b.
of or having to do with integrals or integration
noun
5.
a whole
6. Ancient Mathematics
a.
the result of integrating a fraction
see also definite integral, indefinite integral
b.
a solution of a differential equation
Derived forms
integrality (ˌinteˈgrality) (ˈɪntəˈgræləti)
noun
integrally (ˈintegrally)
adverb
Word origin
LL integralis < L integer: see integer
integral in Mechanical Engineering
(ɪntɪgrəl)
adjective
(Mechanical engineering: Control, instrumentation and metrology)
An integral control is a type of control where the strength of the output is adjusted according to all the differences from the setpoint that have been recorded since the beginning of a process.
Integral control in a process control system will integrate (add up) any differences betweenthe measurement and the setpoint in order to ensure that these are minimized overtime.
The major advantage of integral controllers is that they can return the controlled variable back to the exact setpointfollowing a disturbance.
An integral control is a type of control where the strength of the output is adjusted accordingto all the differences from the setpoint that have been recorded since the beginningof a process.
Examples of 'integral' in a sentence
integral
We are an integral part of the country’s future and our expertise must reflect that.
Computing (2010)
Schools are often viewed as integral parts of an establishment that has done little for regions other than the south.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Rugby union is one gigantic chain with one man's role integral to another.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Not very often, it’s not an integral part of my day.
Computing (2010)
But it helped him knuckle down and now he is an integral part of the Burnley machine.
The Sun (2017)
She became an integral member of our staff.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Their witness remains an integral part of the gospel to this day.
Christianity Today (2000)
It remains an integral part of who they are and how they think.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The gradual decline of former champions has become an integral part of the circle of sporting life.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It has become integral to your success.
The Sun (2013)
The idea of social enterprise is integral to the role of housing associations being more than that of a landlord.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But theory is not a perfume; it is an integral part of the scientific method.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
As treatise, it is not quite an integral whole.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
We're fully behind him because he is a valuable and integral member of this team.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But the former role remains an integral part of any openside's game.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He remains an integral part of the set-up and will still be involved around the yard.
The Sun (2014)
His role is set to become more integral as tonight he receives a visitor who is destined to throw his family into chaos.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Continued from page 13 increasing interest in what we eat and the integral part that food plays at festivals.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The problem is not demand: the need for special effects has gone through the roof and become integral to the film industry.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
ONCE a fringe player, he has become an integral part of the squad.
The Sun (2009)
And we've lost something that was integral to the British game.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But he remains an integral part of the England set-up.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
They're an integral part of Englishness.
John Harris THE LAST PARTY: Britpop, Blair and the demise of English rock (2003)
Let's hope it becomes an integral part of gaming instead of just a gimmicky bolt-on.
The Sun (2013)
It's right that this hunt has become such an integral part of British foreign policy.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
He was to become an integral member of the company for more than 30 years and wasa principal for 15 years.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
While the case led to him being stripped of the England captaincy, he remained an integral part of his club side.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In the business world, chartered accountants have become an integral part of UK plc.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
In other languages
integral
British English: integral ADJECTIVE
Something that is an integral part of something is an essential part of that thing.
Rituals and festivals form an integral part of every human society.
American English: integral
Brazilian Portuguese: integral
Chinese: 构成整体所必需的
European Spanish: integrante
French: intégrant
German: wesentlich
Italian: integrante
Japanese: 絶対必要な
Korean: 필수의
European Portuguese: integral
Latin American Spanish: integrante
All related terms of 'integral'
definite integral
the evaluation of the indefinite integral between two limits , representing the area between the given function and the x- axis between these two values of x
improper integral
a definite integral having one or both limits infinite or having an integrand that becomes infinite within the limits of integration
integral calculus
the branch of calculus concerned with the determination of integrals and their application to the solution of differential equations , the determination of areas and volumes , etc
iterated integral
a double integral that is evaluated by first integrating the integrand with respect to one variable with the second variable being held constant and then integrating the resulting function with respect to the second variable
indefinite integral
any function whose derivative is the given function, as x 2 , x 2 + 3, x 2 –5, etc of 2x
Riemann-Stieltjes integral
the limit, as the norm of partitions of a given interval approaches zero , of the sum of the product of the first of two functions evaluated at some point in each subinterval multiplied by the difference in functional values of the second function at the endpoints of the subinterval
Chinese translation of 'integral'
integral
(ˈɪntɪɡrəl)
adj
构(構)成整体(體)所必需的 (gòuchéng zhěngtǐ suǒ bìxū de)
an integral part of ... 的组(組)成部分 ( ... de zǔchéng bùfen)