5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Fluent \Flu"ent\, noun 1. A current of water; a stream. [Obs.] 2. [Cf. F. fluente.] (Math.) A variable quantity, considered as increasing or diminishing; -- called, in the modern calculus, the {function} or {integral}. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Integral \In"te*gral\, adjective [Cf. F. int['e]gral. See {Integer}.] 1. Lacking nothing of completeness; complete; perfect; uninjured; whole; entire. A local motion keepeth bodies integral. --Bacon. 2. Essential to completeness; constituent, as a part; pertaining to, or serving to form, an integer; integrant. Ceasing to do evil, and doing good, are the two great integral parts that complete this duty. --South. 3. (Math.) (a) Of, pertaining to, or being, a whole number or undivided quantity; not fractional. (b) Pertaining to, or proceeding by, integration; as, the integral calculus. {Integral calculus}. See under {Calculus}. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Integral \In"te*gral\, noun 1. A whole; an entire thing; a whole number; an individual. 2. (Math.) An expression which, being differentiated, will produce a given differential. See differential {Differential}, and {Integration}. Cf. {Fluent}. {Elliptic integral}, one of an important class of integrals, occurring in the higher mathematics; -- so called because one of the integrals expresses the length of an arc of an ellipse. From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: integral adjective 1: existing as an essential constituent or characteristic; "the Ptolemaic system with its built-in concept of periodicity"; "a constitutional inability to tell the truth" [syn: {built-in}, {constitutional}, {inbuilt}, {inherent}] 2: constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged; "a local motion keepeth bodies integral"- Bacon; "was able to keep the collection entire during his lifetime"; "fought to keep the union intact" [syn: {entire}, {intact}] noun: the result of a mathematical integration; F(x) is the integral of f(x) if dF/dx = f(x) From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 106 Moby Thesaurus words for "integral": a certain, aggregate, algorismic, algorithmic, aliquot, all, all-embracing, all-inclusive, an, any, any one, atomic, basic, cardinal, complete, component, composite, comprehensive, constituent, decimal, differential, digital, either, elemental, elementary, entire, entity, essential, even, exclusive, exhaustive, exponential, figural, figurate, figurative, finite, formative, fractional, full, fundamental, gross, holistic, imaginary, impair, impossible, inclusive, individual, indivisible, infinite, intact, integrant, integrate, integrated, intrinsic, irrational, irreducible, logarithmic, logometric, lone, monadic, monistic, negative, numeral, numerary, numerative, numeric, odd, omnibus, one, one and indivisible, ordinal, pair, perfect, positive, possible, prime, radical, rational, real, reciprocal, rolled into one, simple, single, singular, sole, solid, solitary, sound, submultiple, sum, surd, system, total, totality, transcendental, unanalyzable, undivided, unified, uniform, unique, unitary, united, universal, unqualified, utter, whole

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