integral

C1 Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /ˈɪntəɡɹəl/ UK /ˈɪntɪɡr(ə)l/ See IPA manual

noun adj Freq #21611

Meanings

1

adj
Essential to something and forming a necessary part of it.

Teamwork is an integral part of the company's success.
2

adj
Complete and whole, with nothing missing.

The cottage was sold as an integral part of the estate.
3

noun
In mathematics, the result of integration, used to find areas, volumes, and totals from continuous change.

She calculated the integral to find the area under the curve.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · essential to something and... built-inessential inherent intrinsic necessary

2 adj · complete and whole, with... entire

3 noun · in mathematics, the result... antiderivativeindefinite integral

Word family

Forms integrals

Derived forms differintegralhalf-integralintegralismintegralistintegralityintegrallyintegralnessintegraphintegration integritynonintegralsemi-integral

Related forms integer integrate integrityintegrous

Common collocations

integral part Adjective + noun

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French integral, from Medieval Latin integrālis, from Latin integer (“entire”); see integer.

integrālis la-med integer Latin

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Topics

Cause, Change & Process Word Formation & Derivatives

# integral

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun, adj
**IPA (US):** ˈɪntəɡɹəl
**IPA (UK):** ˈɪntɪɡr(ə)l
**Frequency rank:** 21611

## Meanings
1. Essential to something and forming a necessary part of it.
2. Complete and whole, with nothing missing.
3. In mathematics, the result of integration, used to find areas, volumes, and totals from continuous change.

## Examples
- Teamwork is an integral part of the company's success.
- The cottage was sold as an integral part of the estate.
- She calculated the integral to find the area under the curve.

## Derived Forms
- differintegral
- half-integral
- integralism
- integralist
- integrality
- integrally
- integralness
- integraph
- integration
- integrity
- nonintegral
- semi-integral

## Related Forms
- integer
- integrate
- integrity
- integrous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: integrālis
- Root: integer

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French integral, from Medieval Latin integrālis, from Latin integer (“entire”); see integer.

## AI Etymology
Integral is borrowed from Middle French integral, from Medieval Latin integrālis, from Latin integer (“entire”); see integer. In present-day use, it can mean essential to something and forming a necessary part of it, or complete and whole, with nothing missing. Derived formations include differintegral, half-integral, integralism, integralist, and integrality.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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