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)
  1. any function whose derivative is the given function, as x², x² + 3, x²–5, etc of 2x
  2. the schema representing all such functions, here x² + k
  3. the symbolic representation of this as a function of the given function, written ʃf(x)dx where f(x) is the given function
  4. the symbol ʃ
indefinite integral in Science
indefinite integral
  (ĭn-děf'ə-nĭt)   
A function whose derivative is a given function.