Definition:Primitive (Calculus)/Integration

Definition

The process of finding a primitive for a function is known as integration.

Also known as

The process of integration is also known as antidifferentiation.

Also see

• Results about integration can be found here.
• Results about integral calculus can be found here.

Sources

• 1956: E.L. Ince: Integration of Ordinary Differential Equations (7th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {I}$: Equations of the First Order and Degree: $2$. Integration
• 1968: Murray R. Spiegel: Mathematical Handbook of Formulas and Tables ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 14$: Definition of an Indefinite Integral
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): integration
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): integration
• 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): techniques of integration