antiderivative
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of antiderivative
First recorded in 1940–45; anti- + derivative
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For example, if a vector-valued function represents the velocity of an object at time t, then its antiderivative represents position.
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The antiderivative of a function f is a function with a derivative f .
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Use substitution to find the antiderivative of ⌠6x⎛3x2 + 4⎞4 dx.
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Use substitution to find the antiderivative ⌠6x⎛3x2 + 4⎞4 dx.
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Or, if the function represents the acceleration of the object at a given time, then the antiderivative represents its velocity.
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