constant of integration

noun

, Mathematics.

1. a constant that is added to the function obtained by evaluating the indefinite integral of a given function, indicating that all indefinite integrals of the given function differ by, at most, a constant.

Example Sentences

This constant of integration is, in a sense, a variable.

From Project Gutenberg

The axis of x is fixed only in direction; shifting it parallel to itself adds a constant to Y, and this gives the arbitrary constant of integration.

From Project Gutenberg