improper integral


noun Mathematics.

Also called infinite integral. a definite integral in which one or both of the limits of integration is infinite.
a definite integral in which the integrand becomes infinite at a point or points in the interval of integration.

Origin of improper integral

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby improper integral

British Dictionary definitions for improper integral

improper integral

noun

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