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integral

integral

73 5.3
Necessary and very important as part of a whole
  • adjective
  • /ˈɪntɪɡrəl/
translation icon : esencial
  • And working with your hands used to be an integral part of the success story.
  • an integral part
  • an integral role
  • an integral component

What was the most integral point of that?

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Examples

  • If so, practice in some form will be an integral part of their musical lives.

    Academic text (2012)
  • My research is integral to maintaining and sustaining life on Mars long term.

  • I feel like it is integral to how we experience it.

  • I feel challenges are such an integral part of growth in our life.

  • Some scholars suggest that dance once was a form of communication as integral to our daily life as eating or sleeping.

  • Inequality is an integral part of capitalism.

  • Communication with outside organizations and care providers is an integral part of the practice nurse's role.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Tilapia are an integral part of our food supply.

  • Understanding and adapting to these differences is integral to the success of urban school music teachers.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Effective communication is integral to building strong relationships.

Synonyms

essential
vsintegral
537 1.9

Needed for something to work or succeed

is necessary because it forms a part of the whole rather than general necessity

Antonyms

300 1.6

More than is needed or wanted

99 3.3

Not required, so you can choose whether to have or use it

Compounds

integral calculus
  • Specialized
1 8.4

A part of mathematics that finds areas, volumes, and solves some equations by adding many small parts

definite integral
  • Specialized
8.1

A number that shows the area under a curve between two points

indefinite integral
  • Specialized
8.9

A group of functions that all have the same derivative, written as F(x) + a constant

How Important

vital
403 3.5
crucial
469 3.6
integral
73 5.3
important
1.0
useful
947 1.0

Surface Forms

integral positive

Morphology

integral = integrate (transparent) = integr + al

The adjective 'integral' is transparently derived from 'integrate', meaning essential or complete.

Etymology

Integral meaning 'necessary and important' also comes from Latin integer 'whole', because something integral helps make the whole complete, so if something is integral it is an essential part.