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Integral vs Quadrature - What's the difference?

integral | quadrature |

In context|mathematics|lang=en terms the difference between integral and quadrature

is that integral is (mathematics) while quadrature is (mathematics) the act or process of constructing a square that has the same area as a given plane figure, or of computing that area.

As nouns the difference between integral and quadrature

is that integral is (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 while quadrature is the process of making something square; squaring.

As an adjective integral

is constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable.

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

    * * * * English heteronyms ----

    quadrature

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The process of making something square; squaring.
  • (mathematics) The act or process of constructing a square that has the same area as a given plane figure, or of computing that area.
  • The act or process of finding the indefinite integral.
  • (astronomy) a situation in which three celestial bodies form a right-angled triangle, the observer being located at the right angle
    • When the Moon is in quadrature, it appears in the sky as a half-moon.
  • (physics) the condition in which the phase angle between two alternating quantities is 90°.
  • (arts) A painting painted on a wooden panel.

    • Derived terms

    * quadratural