integrality
/'inti'græliti/
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Definition
Noun: The state or quality of being complete, whole, or undivided; the condition of forming a necessary part of a whole.
Usage
"Integrality" is a formal noun used to describe the condition of something being an essential, inseparable, or complete part of a larger system or entity. It emphasizes wholeness and the absence of missing parts.
Examples
- The architect emphasized the integrality of each beam to the building's structural soundness.
- The report questioned the integrality of the data set, as several key files were missing.
- Philosophers often debate the integrality of mind and body.
Advanced Usage
- Conceptual Integrality: Used in abstract contexts to discuss the wholeness of an idea or theory.
- The integrality of his philosophical argument made it particularly compelling.
- Mathematical/Technical Integrality: In mathematics and computer science, it can refer to the property of being an integer or a state of completeness in a system.
- The algorithm checks for data integrality before proceeding.
Variants and Related Words
- Integral (adj): Necessary to make a whole complete; fundamental.
- She is an integral member of the team.
- Integrate (v): To combine one thing with another to form a whole.
- The school worked to integrate new technology into the curriculum.
- Integration (n): The action or process of integrating.
- The integration of different departments improved efficiency.
Synonyms
- Completeness: The state of having all necessary parts.
- Wholeness: The state of forming a complete and harmonious entity.
- Entirety: The whole of something.
- Totality: The whole of something.
Antonyms
- Partiality: The state of being only a part; incompleteness.
- Incompleteness: The state of not having all the necessary parts.
- Fractionality: The quality of being a fragment or partial amount.
Noun
- the state of being total and complete
- he read the article in its entirety
- appalled by the totality of the destruction