Definition:Constant of Integration/Also known as
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Constant of Integration: Also known as
The term constant of integration is often referred to inprecisely as an arbitrary constant.
It can also be found being referred to as a disposable constant -- that is, it may be "disposed as desired", not "disposed of".
Sources
- 1968: Murray R. Spiegel: Mathematical Handbook of Formulas and Tables ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 14$: Definition of an Indefinite Integral
- 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): arbitrary constant