1. Complete, not damaged or missing elements; with all connections and parts
   "The human body does not function as a collection of separate parts but rather as an integral whole";
   - entire, intact
    
2. Existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
   "Trust is integral to any healthy relationship";
   - built-in, constitutional, inbuilt, inherent
    
3. Of or denoted by an integer
   "The solution to the equation must be an integral value"

1. The result of a mathematical integration; F(x) is the integral of f(x) if dF/dx = f(x)
   "Calculating the integral gave them the area under the curve"

Derived forms: integrals

See also: intrinsic, intrinsical [archaic], whole

Type of: calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning

Encyclopedia: Integral