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Integral

In'te-gral, a.

adjective

a. [Fr. intégral, Pr. & Sp. integral, It. integrale, from Lat. integer. See supra.]

Sense 1. Lacking nothing of completeness; complete; uninjured; whole; entire; not fractional.

A local motion keepeth bodies integral. Bacon.

Sense 2. (Math.) (a.) Of, pertaining to, or being a whole number or undivided quantity. (b.) Pertaining to, or proceeding by, integration; as, the integral calculus.

Integral calculus. See CALCULUS.

In'te-gral, n.

noun

n. 1. A whole; an entire thing; a whole number. 2. (Math.) An expression which, being differentiated, will produce a given differential. See DIFFERENTIAL and CALCULUS. Math. Dict.