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indefinite integral
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indefinite integral

In mathematics, for a function f, a function F that gives f after differentiation. It is written ∫f(x)dx and is defined only up to the addition of an ‘arbitrary constant’.



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Thus through the limit we move to the derivative, a special limit we will discuss in an upcoming article, and from here to the antiderivative or integral, from which we can do such things as calculate irregular areas and even volumes.
For example, the topics of derivative and antiderivative were introduced together within the first week of the course through the use of motion detectors and a discussion of two-dimensional
 
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