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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɪnteˈɡʁaːl
"Diese Komponente ist ein integraler Bestandteil des Systems."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Necessary to make a whole complete; essential or fundamental.
"Trust is an integral part of any successful relationship."
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The whole made up of constituent parts, or in mathematics, the result of integration.
"The design functions smoothly as a single integral rather than a collection of modules."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin word 'integralis', meaning 'whole' or 'complete', stemming from the classical Latin 'integer' (untouched, whole). It entered English in the late 16th century initially in mathematical and philosophical contexts to denote something necessary to the completeness of a whole.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Integral" is said worldwide
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partie intégrante
Transliteration: paʁ.ti ɛ̃.teʁ.ɡɑ̃t
"La communication est une partie intégrante de notre travail."
integral
Transliteration: ɪnteˈɡʁaːl
"Diese Komponente ist ein integraler Bestandteil des Systems."
integrale
Transliteration: in.teˈɡra.le
"La ricerca è parte integrante del progetto."
integral
Transliteration: in.teˈɣɾal
"La educación física es integral para el desarrollo."
integral
Transliteration: ĩ.teˈɡɾaw
"O planejamento é integral para o sucesso."
अभिनव
Transliteration: abhinav
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह परियोजना हमारी संस्कृति का अभिन्न अंग है।"
不可或缺的
Transliteration: bù kě huò quē de
Script: 中文汉字
"团队合作是成功不可或缺的部分。"
필수적인
Transliteration: pilsujeogin
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 팀에서 필수적인 역할을 합니다."
不可欠な
Transliteration: fukaketsuna
Script: 日本語
"水は生命維持に不可欠な要素である。"
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