[ US /ˈɪnəɡɹəɫ, ˈɪntəɡɹəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
  1. of or denoted by an integer
  2. constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged
    a local motion keepeth bodies integral
    was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime
    fought to keep the union intact
  3. existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
    the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity
    a constitutional inability to tell the truth
NOUN
  1. the result of a mathematical integration; F(x) is the integral of f(x) if dF/dx = f(x)
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How To Use integral In A Sentence

  • Meanwhile, all sorts of things that at one time or another were considered tests for artificial intelligence — playing chess, doing integrals, doing autonomous control — have been cracked in algorithmic ways. Wolfram Blog : Stephen Wolfram on the Quest for Computable Knowledge
  • Composition, balance, the skill of the draughtmanship, the function of the work and its emotive power are all integral.
  • Boycotts have played integral roles in reversing discrimination all over the world. Zack de la Rocha: Why the Boycott of Arizona Continues
  • • Healthy fats to keep their cell walls integral but permeable -- such as omega-3 fats, and phosphatidylserine and phosphatidyl choline, available from foods and supplements Alison Rose Levy: Fix Your Mood with Brain Food
  • Their conceptions of the battles between good and evil were almost identical, with Christianity adopting millennial epochs that were integral to Mithraism from Zoroastrianism .
  • Reputations aside, looking the part has certainly been integral to this almost episodic drama, at least as it's unfolded in the media.
  • Our notions of order and disorder stand in stark contrast to the dynamic artistry of the integral beauty of things as they are in nature.
  • Even gents' public toilets are organised so that conversation need not be interrupted by the proceedings; piddling in company seems an integral part of the male bonding experience.
  • Even the Super Bowl champs said goodbye to four integral players.
  • The cause of the disastrous slump in economic activity was bad policy rather than anything integral to the capitalist economy. Times, Sunday Times
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