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Indivisible vs Integral - What's the difference?

indivisible | integral |

As an adjective indivisible

is incapable of being divided; atomic.

As a noun indivisible

is that which cannot be divided or split.

As an initialism integral is

(space|esa) (a satellite of the european space agency).

indivisible

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Incapable of being divided; atomic.
  • * Dryden
    • One indivisible point of time.
  • (arithmetic) Incapable of being divided by a specific integer without leaving a remainder.

    • Related terms

    * indivision * indivisibility * indivisibleness * indivisibly * individual

    Synonyms

    * unsplittable

    Antonyms

    * divisible * (incapable of being combined) incombinable, uncombinable, unmergeable, ununifiable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • That which cannot be divided or split.
  • * Joseph Glanvill
    • The composition of Bodies, whether it be of Divisibles or Indivisibles , is a question which must be rank'd with the Indissolvibles
  • * Digby
    • By atom, nobody will imagine we intend to express a perfect indivisible , but only the least sort of natural bodies.
  • (geometry) An infinitely small quantity which is assumed to admit of no further division.

    • Derived terms

    * method of indivisibles ----

    integral

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
  • * South
    • Ceasing to do evil, and doing good, are the two great integral parts that complete this duty.
  • (mathematics) Of, pertaining to, or being an integer.
  • (mathematics) Relating to integration.
  • (obsolete) whole; undamaged
  • * Francis Bacon
    • A local motion keepeth bodies integral .

    Synonyms

    * (constituting a whole) immanent, inherent, necessary

    Derived 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 * integrity

    Related terms

    * integer

    Noun

    (wikipedia integral) (en noun)
  • (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.
    • The integral of x\mapsto x^2 on [0,1] is \frac{1}{3}.
  • (mathematics)
    • The integral of x^2 is \frac{x^3}{3} plus a constant.

    Synonyms

    * (limit of sums) definite integral * (antiderivative) antiderivative, indefinite integral,

    Antonyms

    * (antiderivative) derivative

    Derived terms

    * definite integral * half-integral * improper integral * indefinite integral * integral calculus * integral equation * integral theory * integral transform * integration * Riemann integral * Riemann-Stieltjes integral * Lebesgue integral

    Related terms

    * integer

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