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Bbser Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Integrity vs integrality

Hi there,

Could you please help me understand the difference between integrity and integrality? It seems that both have the sense of completeness. Thank you.

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integrality has a specialized use in mathematics. As a "normal" word it means entireness or completeness, and it is very, very rarely used, though the adjectival form integral is used less rarely. integrity is much more often used.

— CalifJim

  • integrality has a specialized use in mathematics.
  • As a "normal" word it means entireness or completeness, and it is very, very rarely used, though the adjectival form integral is used less rarely.
  • integrity is much more often used.
  • com/dictionary/integral CJ
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integrality has a specialized use in mathematics.

As a "normal" word it means entireness or completeness, and it is very, very rarely used, though the adjectival form integral is used less rarely.

integrity is much more often used.

See these definitions:

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Thank you, CJ.
Following the links, I saw this example:
I admire her artistic integrity.
What's this mean? She has a lot of common skills in art?
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bbserI admire her artistic integrity.What's this mean? She has a lot of common skills in art?
No. She adheres firmly to certain artistic values. For example, she only produces art of the highest quality, and cannot be persuaded to produce art of lower quality just to make money.


It's from definition 1: firm adherence to a code of especially mor
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CJ: Thank you for your crystal-clear explanation!
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Both integrity and integrality have to do with parts as they relate to wholes. Integrity is not having parts that do not belong, and integrality has to do with parts that fit properly. The whole has integrity if the parts are integral.
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