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improper integral

[im-prop-er in-ti-gruhl]

noun

Mathematics.

  1. Also called infinite integral.a definite integral in which one or both of the limits of integration is infinite.

  2. a definite integral in which the integrand becomes infinite at a point or points in the interval of integration.

improper integral

noun

  1. a definite integral having one or both limits infinite or having an integrand that becomes infinite within the limits of integration

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Word History and Origins

Origin of improper integral1

First recorded in 1940–45

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