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[in-ti-gruhl, in-teg-ruhl] / ˈɪn tɪ grəl, ɪnˈtɛg rəl /




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Vongerichten has also played an integral role in shaping the building’s culinary offerings, which will place an emphasis on fresh, seasonal ingredients and farm-to-table dining.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

The court applied this doctrine to the staffing of religious schools because educating students is integral to a school’s religious mission.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

It’s integral to Marie Antoinette’s tragedy, to making the viewer empathize with a girl who had no choice but to get in over her head.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

They're so integral to The Traitors' aesthetic that it might surprise you to learn they weren't recorded specifically for the show.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Sensible words—English words—could not be made out, and she refused to answer any questions, not that that was integral to the process.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

These integrals help determine which excited-state relaxation pathways are favored and steer the system toward efficient triplet energy migration.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

Calculations involving proton vibrational wavefunction overlap integrals supported this interpretation.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 22, 2026

For decades, researchers have depended on indirect computational techniques such as molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations to estimate configurational integrals.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 15, 2026

Now, theorists in China have found a general numerical method to solve the integrals much more quickly.

From Science Magazine ● Dec. 7, 2022

“Yeah! Susie herself. That robot’s a mathematical wiz. He knows all about everything plus a bit on the side. He does triple integrals in his head and eats up tensor analysis for dessert.”

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov


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