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# integral

adjective (integral); noun (an integral, integrals)

«integral» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Integral means necessary and important as a part of a whole: you cannot have the whole without it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integral/#m1)
2. Integral also means built in, made as one piece with something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integral/#m2)
3. (maths, advanced) An integral is a calculation in calculus that finds things like the area under a curve. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integral/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life «an integral part of the team» means a key member. In design, an integral handle is part of the object, not stuck on. In secondary-school and university maths, integrals are part of calculus, invented by Newton and Leibniz. In younger maths, «integer» (a whole number) is a different but related word.

### Examples

- Practice is an integral part of learning music. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integral/#x1)
- She is an integral member of the choir. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integral/#x2)
- The bike has an integral lock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integral/#x3)
- Water is integral to life. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integral/#x4)
- In calculus, an integral finds the area under a curve. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integral/#x5)
- Kindness is integral to our school values. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integral/#x6)

### Note

Say «IN-tuh-grul» (also «in-TEG-rul»). Do not confuse with «integer» (a whole number) or «integrity» (honesty). The calculus sense is advanced maths.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «integral» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/integral/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«integral» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/integral.html) on Mova free.