Integral

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fluent \Flu"ent\, n.
     1. A current of water; a stream. [Obs.]
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     2. [Cf. F. fluente.] (Math.) A variable quantity, considered
        as increasing or diminishing; -- called, in the modern


        calculus, the {function} or {integral}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Integral \In"te*gral\, n.
     1. A whole; an entire thing; a whole number; an individual.
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     2. (Math.) An expression which, being differentiated, will
        produce a given differential. See differential
        {Differential}, and {Integration}. Cf. {Fluent}.
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     {Elliptic integral}, one of an important class of integrals,
        occurring in the higher mathematics; -- so called because
        one of the integrals expresses the length of an arc of an
        ellipse.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Integral \In"te*gral\, a. [Cf. F. int['e]gral. See {Integer}.]
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     1. Lacking nothing of completeness; complete; perfect;
        uninjured; whole; entire.
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              A local motion keepeth bodies integral. --Bacon.
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     2. Essential to completeness; constituent, as a part;
        pertaining to, or serving to form, an integer; integrant.
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              Ceasing to do evil, and doing good, are the two
              great integral parts that complete this duty.
                                                    --South.
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     3. (Math.)
        (a) Of, pertaining to, or being, a whole number or
            undivided quantity; not fractional.
        (b) Pertaining to, or proceeding by, integration; as, the
            integral calculus.
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     {Integral calculus}. See under {Calculus}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  integral
       adj 1: existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the
              Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of
              periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the
              truth" [syn: {built-in}, {constitutional}, {inbuilt},
              {inherent}]
       2: constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing
          essential especially not damaged; "a local motion keepeth
          bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the collection
          entire during his lifetime"; "fought to keep the union
          intact" [syn: {entire}, {intact}]
       n : the result of a mathematical integration; F(x) is the
           integral of f(x) if dF/dx = f(x)

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  106 Moby Thesaurus words for "integral":
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     all-embracing, all-inclusive, an, any, any one, atomic, basic,
     cardinal, complete, component, composite, comprehensive,
     constituent, decimal, differential, digital, either, elemental,
     elementary, entire, entity, essential, even, exclusive, exhaustive,
     exponential, figural, figurate, figurative, finite, formative,
     fractional, full, fundamental, gross, holistic, imaginary, impair,
     impossible, inclusive, individual, indivisible, infinite, intact,
     integrant, integrate, integrated, intrinsic, irrational,
     irreducible, logarithmic, logometric, lone, monadic, monistic,
     negative, numeral, numerary, numerative, numeric, odd, omnibus,
     one, one and indivisible, ordinal, pair, perfect, positive,
     possible, prime, radical, rational, real, reciprocal,
     rolled into one, simple, single, singular, sole, solid, solitary,
     sound, submultiple, sum, surd, system, total, totality,
     transcendental, unanalyzable, undivided, unified, uniform, unique,
     unitary, united, universal, unqualified, utter, whole