Dictionary.com

improper integral

noun Mathematics.

Also called infinite integral. a definite integral in which one or both of the limits of integration is infinite.
a definite integral in which the integrand becomes infinite at a point or points in the interval of integration.

QUIZZES

BECOME A PRO CHEF WITH THIS EXQUISITE CUISINE QUIZ!

Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.
Question 1 of 9
You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?
To cook in water that begins cold and then reaches a boil.
To stew in a sauce for a long time.
To cook in water, just below boiling temperature.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of improper integral

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby improper integral

improbity, impromptu, improper, improper fraction, Improperia, improper integral, impropriate, impropriety, improv, improve, improvement
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

British Dictionary definitions for improper integral

improper integral

noun

a definite integral having one or both limits infinite or having an integrand that becomes infinite within the limits of integration
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012