antidifferentiate

verb

To find the antiderivative of a function.

OriginEnglish antidifferentiationbf. ← New Latin differentiātus ← Latin differentia →
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Meanings

verbantidifferentiate (third-person singular simple present antidifferentiates, present participle antidifferentiating, simple past and past participle antidifferentiated)

present singular third person antidifferentiates · participle present antidifferentiating · participle past antidifferentiated · past antidifferentiated

  1. calculusTo find the antiderivative of a function.

    If you are asked to antidifferentiate a rational function, use Partial Fractions.

    (Can we date this quote?), Dave Rusin, “How to antidifferentiate”, in Department of Mathematics, University of Texas at Austin, page 1

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  8. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  9. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  10. Proto-Italic*dis-
  11. Latindis-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  14. Proto-Italic*ferō
  15. Latinferō
  16. Latindifferō
  17. Latindifferēns
  18. Latindifferentia
  19. New Latindifferentiō
  20. New Latindifferentiātus
  21. Englishdifferentiate
  22. Englishdifferentiation
  23. Englishantidifferentiationbf.
  24. Englishantidifferentiate

Back-formation from antidifferentiation, equivalent to anti- + differentiate.

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APA

antidifferentiate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidifferentiate

MLA

“antidifferentiate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidifferentiate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antidifferentiate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidifferentiate.

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