antidifferentiation

noun

an·ti·dif·fer·en·ti·a·tion | \ ¦an-ˌtī-ˌdi-fə-ˌren(t)-shē-¦ā-shən,

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Definition of antidifferentiation

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: integration sense 3 Antidifferentiation is just differentiation backwards. The derivative of sin x is cos x, so the antiderivative of cos x is sin x; the derivative of x³ is 3x², so the antiderivative of 3x² is x³—you just go backwards. There's a bit more to it, but that's the basic idea.— Mark Ryan, Calculus For Dummies, 2003

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