verb
integrate
To find the mathematical integral of a function.
We integrate the velocity function to find the object's displacement.
Etymology
The source verb means to make whole or restore. The mathematical operation applies that whole-making idea to finding an accumulated quantity or an antiderivative.
More examples
- To find the area, we integrate between the given limits.
- She integrates the function by substitution.
- The software integrated the function and returned an exact result.
Forms
integrate · integrates · integrated · integrating
integration noun — The process of finding a mathematical integral.
integral noun — A function's antiderivative or its accumulated value.
Similar words
- antidifferentiate
- Finds an antiderivative, without necessarily evaluating a definite integral.