in·te·gral ( n t-gr l, n-t grl)adj. 1. Essential or necessary for completeness; constituent: The kitchen is an integral part of a house. 2. Possessing everything essential; entire. 3. ( nt-grl) Mathematics a. Expressed or expressible as or in terms of integers. b. Expressed as or involving integrals. n. 1. A complete unit; a whole. 2. ( nt-grl) Mathematics a. A number computed by a limiting process in which the domain of a function, often an interval or planar region, is divided into arbitrarily small units, the value of the function at a point in each unit is multiplied by the linear or areal measurement of that unit, and all such products are summed. b. A definite integral. c. An indefinite integral. [Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin integr  lis, making up a whole, from Latin integer, complete; see integer.]in  te·grali·ty (-gr l-t ) n.in te·gral·ly adv. |
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| Noun | 1. |  integrality - the state of being total and complete; "he read the article in its entirety"; "appalled by the totality of the destruction"completeness - the state of being complete and entire; having everything that is needed full treatment, kit and boodle, kit and caboodle, whole caboodle, whole kit, whole kit and boodle, whole kit and caboodle, whole shebang, whole works, works - everything available; usually preceded by `the'; "we saw the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment" |
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