English Explanatory Dictionary

Riemann sum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.

Word forms

Riemann sum Riemann sums

Etymology

Named after Bernhard Riemann, a German mathematician.

Related words

Riemann integral
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