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Synchronous vs Integral - What's the difference?

synchronous | integral |

As adjectives the difference between synchronous and integral

is that synchronous is at the same time, at the same frequency while integral is constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable.

As a noun 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.

synchronous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • At the same time, at the same frequency.
  • (computing, of communication) Single-threaded; blocking; occurring in the same thread as other computations, thereby preventing those computations from resuming until the communication is complete.

    • Synonyms

    * (at the same time or frequency) * (single-threaded)

    Antonyms

    * (at the same time or frequency) * (single-threaded)

    Related terms

    * synchronise, synchronize * synchronously * synchrony * synchicity * simultaneity * synchronic

    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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