INTEGRAL


Meaning of INTEGRAL in English

adj. & n.

--adj. disp.

1. a of a whole or necessary to the completeness of a whole. b forming a whole (integral design). c whole, complete.

2 Math. a of or denoted by an integer. b involving only integers, esp. as coefficients of a function.

--n. Math.

1. a quantity of which a given function is the derivative, either containing an indeterminate additive constant (indefinite integral), or calculated as the difference between its values at specified limits (definite integral).

2 a function satisfying a given differential equation.

Phrases and idioms:

integral calculus mathematics concerned with finding integrals, their properties and application, etc. (cf. differential calculus).

Derivatives:

integrality n. integrally adv.

Etymology: LL integralis (as INTEGER)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.