antiderivative
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of antiderivative
First recorded in 1940–45; anti- + derivative
Example Sentences
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A function of one variable that is continuous must have an antiderivative.
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Not only does it establish a relationship between integration and differentiation, but also it guarantees that any integrable function has an antiderivative.
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For example, consider finding an antiderivative of a sum f + g.
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The antiderivative of a vector-valued function is found by finding the antiderivatives of the component functions, then putting them back together in a vector-valued function.
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Unfortunately, the antiderivative of the integrand e−x2 is not an elementary function.
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