Etymology

Riemann sum

Today it means: A certain kind of approximation of an integral by a finite sum that is calculated by dividing the interval of integration into smaller sub-intervals and summing sample values of the integrand inside those sub-intervals multiplied by their lengths. Full definition →

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Named after Bernhard Riemann, a German mathematician.

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