indefinite integral
noun
,
Mathematics
1.
a representation, usually in symbolic form, of any function whose derivative is a given function.
Also called
antiderivative
.
Origin
1875-80
Examples from the web for
indefinite integral
Size of vectors used in computing the
indefinite integral
of the breakpoint density when finding optimum tables.
British Dictionary definitions for
indefinite integral
indefinite integral
noun
1.
(
maths
)
any function whose derivative is the given function, as
x
²,
x
² + 3,
x
²–5, etc of
2x
the schema representing all such functions, here
x
² +
k
the symbolic representation of this as a function of the given function, written ʃ
f
(
x
)
dx
where
f
(
x
) is the given function
the symbol ʃ
indefinite integral
in Science
indefinite integral
(ĭn-děf'ə-nĭt)
A function whose derivative is a given function.