The difference between Inherent and Integral

When used as adjectives, inherent means naturally as part or consequence 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 Inherent and Integral

  1. Inherent as an adjective:

    Naturally as part or consequence of something.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: inbuilt ingrained intrinsic Thesaurus:intrinsic"

    "ant extrinsic Thesaurus:extrinsic"

  1. Integral as an adjective:

    Constituting a whole together with other parts or factors; not omittable or removable

  2. Integral as an adjective (mathematics):

    Of, pertaining to, or being an integer.

  3. Integral as an adjective (mathematics):

    Relating to integration.

  4. Integral as an adjective (obsolete):

    Whole; undamaged.

  1. 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>."

  2. Integral as a noun (mathematics):

    Antiderivative

    Examples:

    "The integral of <math>x^2</math> is <math>\frac{x^3}{3}</math> plus a constant."