integrator

[in-ti-grey-ter]

in·te·gra·tor

[in-ti-grey-ter]
noun
1.
a person or thing that integrates.
2.
Also called integraph. an instrument for performing numerical integrations.

Origin:
1875–80; integrate + -or2
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integrator (ˈɪntɪˌɡreɪtə)
 
n
1.  See also planimeter a person or thing that integrates, esp a mechanical instrument that determines the value of a definite integral, as the area under a curve
2.  computing
 a.  an arithmetic component with two input variables, x and y, whose output variable z is proportional to the integral of y with respect to x
 b.  an arithmetic component whose output variable is proportional to the integral of the input variable with respect to elapsed time

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integrator

instrument for performing the mathematical operation of integration, important for the solution of differential and integral equations and the generation of many mathematical functions

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