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Aufsummation über unendlich viele unendlich kleine Streifen

English translation: infinite sum of rectangles of infinitesimal width

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German term or phrase:Aufsummation über unendlich viele unendlich kleine Streifen
English translation:infinite sum of rectangles of infinitesimal width

18:45 Apr 14, 2012
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Science - Mathematics & Statistics / integral calculus
German term or phrase: Aufsummation über unendlich viele unendlich kleine Streifen
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Aufsummation über unendlich viele unendlich kleine Streifen

in the context

Integrationsprozess als Aufsummation über unendlich viele unendlich kleine Streifen erkennen koennen

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janejira
Local time: 13:30
infinite sum of rectangles of infinitesimal width
Explanation:
This sentence is found in the Wikipedia article linked below:

The founders of the calculus thought of the integral as an infinite sum of rectangles of infinitesimal width.
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Eric Zink
Local time: 08:30
Grading comment
Super toll! I could haven't figured out that complicated concept myself. Thank you Thank you thousand times!
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4 +4infinite sum of rectangles of infinitesimal width
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infinite sum of rectangles of infinitesimal width


Explanation:
This sentence is found in the Wikipedia article linked below:

The founders of the calculus thought of the integral as an infinite sum of rectangles of infinitesimal width.



    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integral
Eric Zink
Local time: 08:30
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PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Super toll! I could haven't figured out that complicated concept myself. Thank you Thank you thousand times!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.: Yes! Integration interpreted as an area..
5 mins
agree  Coqueiro
1 hr
agree  Sabine Akabayov, PhD
7 hrs
agree  Dr. Georg Schweigart
19 hrs
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