Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
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Verified for the 2026 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated September 2025
Definition
Indefinite integrals, also known as antiderivatives, represent families of functions whose derivatives match a given function. They do not have specific limits but rather include an arbitrary constant (C).
Related terms
Integration by Substitution: Integration by substitution is a technique used to simplify integrals by substituting a variable with another expression.
Integration by parts is a method used to integrate the product of two functions, often involving choosing one function as u and the other as dv in order to simplify the integral.
Initial Value Problems: Initial value problems involve finding a specific solution to a differential equation that satisfies given initial conditions.