Integration, in mathematics, technique of finding a function g(x) the derivative of which, Dg(x), is equal to a given function f(x). This is indicated by the integral sign “∫,” as in ∫f(x), usually called the indefinite integral of the function. The symbol dx represents an infinitesimal displacement along x; thus ∫f(x)dx is the summation of the product of f(x) and dx. The definite integral, written with a and b called the limits of integration, is equal to g(b) − g(a), where Dg(x) = f(x).
