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In calculus, the indefinite integral of a given function (i.e., the set of all antiderivatives of the function) is only defined up to an additive constant, the constant of integration. This constant expresses an ambiguity inherent in the construction of antiderivatives. If a function is defined on an interval and is an antiderivative of , then the set of ''all'' antiderivatives of is given by the functions , where ''C'' is an arbitrary constant. The constant of integration is sometimes omitted in lists of integrals for simplicity. ==Origin of the constant== The derivative of any constant function is zero. Once one has found one antiderivative for a function , adding or subtracting any constant ''C'' will give us another antiderivative, because . The constant is a way of expressing that every function with at least one antiderivative has an infinite number of them. For example, suppose one wants to find antiderivatives of . One such antiderivative is . Another one is . A third is . Each of these has derivative , so they are all antiderivatives of . It turns out that adding and subtracting constants is the only flexibility we have in finding different antiderivatives of the same function. That is, all antiderivatives are the same up to a constant. To express this fact for cos(''x''), we write: : Replacing ''C'' by a number will produce an antiderivative. By writing ''C'' instead of a number, however, a compact description of all the possible antiderivatives of cos(''x'') is obtained. ''C'' is called the constant of integration. It is easily determined that all of these functions are indeed antiderivatives of : : 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「constant of integration」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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