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the branch of mathematics that deals with integrals, especially the methods of ascertaining indefinite integrals and applying them to the solution of differential equations and the determining of areas, volumes, and lengths.

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Origin of integral calculus

First recorded in 1720–30

Words nearby integral calculus

integer, integers, integer vitae, integrable, integral, integral calculus, integral curve, integral domain, integral equation, integral function, integralism

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How to use integral calculus in a sentence

If we had lectured each other alternately on the Integral Calculus, Blanquette would have given us her rapt and happy attention.
The Belovd Vagabond|William J. Locke
Gently entreated by the differential and integral calculus, already the formula is beginning to voice itself.
The Life of the Fly|J. Henri Fabre
And this but a few miles off from where they are teaching integral calculus, trigonometry, and Herbert Spencer!
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2|Elizabeth Bisland
The processes of the integral calculus consist largely in transformations Indefinite Integrals.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 5|Various

Very many particular results had been obtained, and applications of them had been Integration before the Integral Calculus.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for integral calculus

integral calculus

noun

the branch of calculus concerned with the determination of integrals and their application to the solution of differential equations, the determination of areas and volumes, etcCompare differential calculus

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Scientific definitions for integral calculus

integral calculus

The study of integration and its uses, such as in calculating areas bounded by curves, volumes bounded by surfaces, and solutions to differential equations. Compare calculus of variations differential calculus.