adj.
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ˈɪntɪgr(ə)l,
ɪnˈtɛgr(ə)l/
- necessary to make a whole complete; fundamental.
▸included as part of a whole.
▸having all the parts necessary to be complete.
- Mathematics of or denoted by an integer or integers.
n.
/
ˈɪntɪgr(ə)l/
Mathematics a function of which a given function is the derivative, and which may express the area under the curve of a graph of the function.
Derivative
- integrality n.
- integrally adv.
Usage
There are two possible pronunciations for integral as an adjective : one with the stress on the in- and the other with the stress on the -teg-. In British English, the second pronunciation is sometimes frowned on, but both are broadly accepted as standard.
Etymology
C16: from late L. integralis, from integer (see integer).
