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| 1. | [ adjective ] existing as an essential constituent or characteristic | |
| Synonyms: | inherent built-in inbuilt constitutional | |
| Examples: | "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity" "a constitutional inability to tell the truth" |
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| Related terms: | intrinsic | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged | |
| Synonyms: | intact entire | |
| Examples: | "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon "was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime" "fought to keep the union intact" |
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| Related terms: | whole | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (mathematics,psychology) the result of a mathematical integration; F(x) is the integral of f(x) if dF/dx = f(x) | |
| Related terms: | calculation indefinite_integral definite_integral integrate | |
| Similar spelling: |
integrally integrate integrator integrated integer integrative integration integrating integrity indexical indexer |
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