Integral

Type it

Ways to write the Integral symbol
UnicodeU+222B
LaTeX\int
HTML entity∫
Character∫

Meaning

Denotes integration. With limits, it gives the signed area under a curve between them; without limits, it gives an antiderivative. Compare with Double Integral and Contour Integral.

How to read it

∫₀¹ x dx = 1/2

is read “the integral from zero to one of x d x equals one half”.

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