surface integral
nounMathematics.
the limit, as the norm of the partition of a given surface into sections of area approaches zero, of the sum of the product of the areas times the value of a given function of three variables at some point on each section.
Origin of surface integral
1First recorded in 1870–75
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How to use surface integral in a sentence
A more general type of surface integral may be defined by taking an arbitrary surface, with or without an edge.
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