The difference between Immanent and Integral
When used as adjectives, immanent means naturally part of something, whereas integral means constituting a whole together with other parts or factors.
Integral is also noun with the meaning: 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.
check bellow for the other definitions of Immanent and Integral
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Immanent as an adjective:
Naturally part of something; existing throughout and within something; intrinsic.
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Immanent as an adjective:
Restricted entirely to the mind or a given domain; internal; subjective.
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Immanent as an adjective (philosophy, metaphysics, theology, of a deity):
Existing within and throughout the mind and the world; dwelling within and throughout all things, all time, etc. Compare .
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Immanent as an adjective (philosophy, of a mental act):
Taking place entirely within the mind of the subject and having no effect outside of it. Compare , .
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Immanent as an adjective:
Being within the limits of experience or knowledge.
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Integral as an adjective:
Constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable
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Integral as an adjective (mathematics):
Of, pertaining to, or being an integer.
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Integral as an adjective (mathematics):
Relating to integration.
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Integral as an adjective (obsolete):
Whole; undamaged.
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Integral as a 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.
Examples:
"The integral of <math>x\mapsto x^2</math> on <math>[0,1]</math> is <math>\frac{1}{3}</math>."
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Integral as a noun (mathematics):
Antiderivative
Examples:
"The integral of <math>x^2</math> is <math>\frac{x^3}{3}</math> plus a constant."