n.
Pronunciation: ' in-ti-gr ə l ( usu so in mathematics ); in- ' te-gr ə l also - ' t ē - also ÷ ' in-tr ə -g ə l
Function: adjective
Date: 1551
1 a : essential to completeness : CONSTITUENT <an integral part of the curriculum> b (1) : being, containing, or relating to one or more mathematical integers (2) : relating to or concerned with mathematical integrals or integration c : formed as a unit with another part <a seat with integral headrest>
2 : composed of integral parts
3 : lacking nothing essential : ENTIRE
– in · te · gral · i · ty \ ˌ in-t ə - ' gra-l ə -t ē \ noun
– in · te · gral · ly \ ' in-ti-gr ə -l ē ; in- ' te-gr ə - also - ' t ē - \ adverb