Central vs Integral - What's the difference?
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Being in the centre.
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Having or containing the centre of something.
Being very important, or key to something.
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, title= Constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
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(mathematics) Of, pertaining to, or being an integer.
(mathematics) Relating to integration.
(obsolete) whole; undamaged
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(mathematics) A number, the limit of the sums computed in a process in which the domain of a function is divided into small subsets and a possibly nominal value of the function on each subset is multiplied by the measure of that subset, all these products then being summed.
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As adjectives the difference between central and integral
is that central is being in the centre while integral is constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable.As a noun integral is
a number, the limit of the sums computed in a process in which the domain of a function is divided into small subsets and a possibly nominal value of the function on each subset is multiplied by the measure of that subset, all these products then being summed.central
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Adjective
(en adjective)Putting down roots, passage=The plantoid
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Derived terms
* central bank * central heating * central locking * centralisation * centralise * centrally * centralnessintegral
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Adjective
(en adjective)- Ceasing to do evil, and doing good, are the two great integral parts that complete this duty.
- A local motion keepeth bodies integral .
Synonyms
* (constituting a whole) immanent, inherent, necessaryDerived terms
* integral brick * integral closure * integral cosmology * integral cuboid * integral current * integral curvature * integral curve * integral domain * integral drawing * integral ecology * integral element * integral energy * integral extension * integral fast reactor * integral field unit * integral function * integral geometry * integral graph * integral homology group * integral kernel * integral membrane protein * integral politics * integral polygedron * integral polynomial * integral post-metaphysics * integral psychology * integral transformative practice * integral yoga * integrityNoun
(wikipedia integral) (en noun)- The integral of on is .
- The integral of is plus a constant.