improper integral

Save This Word!

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.

QUIZ

WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?

Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!

Question 1 of 7

Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.

who

whom

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. 2023

How to use improper integral in a sentence

Farrell issued a ticket to an 18-year-old shipyard worker for speeding and an improper exhaust mechanism, according to the TP.
The Louisiana Racists Who Courted Steve Scalise|Jason Berry|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And if any police were warning bars against serving the Santas, “that would be improper behavior by a government official.”
Before the Bros, SantaCon Was as an Anti-Corporate Protest|David Freedlander|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I feel sorry because (patients) got the surgery with improper devices, so they might suffer from it.
Patients Screwed in Spine Surgery ‘Scam’|The Center for Investigative Reporting|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sex and drugs and rock ‘n’ roll have always been an integral part of her story.
Sex, Drugs, and Kate Moss: Secrets of a Wild Supermodel|Tom Sykes|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST

It could be that those downstream abnormalities in cell development were due to improper signaling from the cerebellum.
Early Brain Injury Might Be the Root of Autism|Russell Saunders|September 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This tube T therefore becoming an integral part of the block itself.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
Yet the business may become a nuisance when conducted in some localities, or in an improper manner.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
We are forced by the facts to regard the matter as an integral part of the business transaction related in this narrative.
Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland
Are we to abandon any one means of doing good, because the improper use of it would do injury?
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
I often heard Europeans remark that they considered the procession of the nuptial couch extremely improper.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer

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