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Integral vs Collective - What's the difference?

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In obsolete terms the difference between integral and collective

is that integral is whole; undamaged while collective is deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.

As adjectives the difference between integral and collective

is that integral is constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable while collective is formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation.

As nouns the difference between integral and collective

is that 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 while collective is a farm owned by a collection of people.

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

    Anagrams

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    collective

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the collective body of a nation.
  • (obsolete) Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring.
  • * Sir Thomas Browne
    • critical and collective reason
  • (grammar) Expressing a collection or aggregate of individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or noun, like assembly'', ''army'', ''jury , etc.
  • Tending to collect; forming a collection.
  • * Young
    • Local is his throne to fix a point, / A central point, collective of his sons.
  • Having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy, a note signed by the representatives of several governments is called a collective note.

    • Derived terms

    * collectiveness * collectively

    Related terms

    * collect * collectible * collection * collectivity * collector

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A farm owned by a collection of people.
  • (especially, in communist countries) One of more farms managed and owned, through the state, by the community.
  • (grammar) A collective noun or name.
  • (by extension) A group dedicated to a particular cause or interest.
  • * 2005 , Zoya Kocur, Simon Leung, Theory in contemporary art since 1985 (page 76)
    • There are, however, a number of contemporary artists and art collectives that have defined their practice precisely around the facilitation of dialogue among diverse communities.

    Derived terms

    * collectivize * collective noun

    See also

    * collective fruit (Botany), that which is formed from a mass of flowers, as the mulberry, pineapple, and the like; -- called also multiple fruit.

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