integral

integral
adjective
  1. necessary to make a whole complete; essential or fundamental
    必须的;必要的;基本的,基础的
    games are an integral part of the school's curriculum.
    游戏是学校课程的基本一环。
    systematic training should be integral to library management.
    系统培训应成为图书馆管理的基础。
    ■[attrib.]included as part of the whole rather than supplied separately
    作为组成部分的
    the unit comes complete with integral pump and heater.
    有了内置的泵和加热器,这套装置就完整了。
    ■having or containing all parts that are necessary to be complete
    完整的
    an authentic and integral announcement of the Christian faith.
    基督教信念的真实完整的宣言。
  2. (Mathematics)of or denoted by an integer
    (数)整数的
    ■involving only integers, especially as coefficients of a function
    (尤指作为函数系数)仅含整数的
noun
  1. (Mathematics)a function of which a given function is the derivative, i.e. which yields that function when differentiated, and which may express the area under the curve of a graph of the function
    (数)积分。 参见 definite integral, indefinite integral
    ■a function satisfying a given differential equation
    满足微分方程的函数
派生
integrality
noun
integrally
adverb
语源
  1. mid 16th cent.: from late Latin integralis, from integer 'whole' (see integer). Compare with integrate and integrity
用法
  1. There are two possible pronunciations for integral as an adjective: one with the stress on the in- and the other with the stress on the -teg-. In British English, the second pronunciation is sometimes frowned on, but both are acceptable as standard
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