integrand
Noun
Meaning
integrand (plural integrands)
(calculus) The function that is to be integrated
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A refinement of this method, known as importance sampling in statistics, involves sampling the points randomly, but more frequently where the integrand is large.
A "proper" Riemann integral assumes the integrand is defined and finite on a closed and bounded interval, bracketed by the limits of integration.
Simpson's rule approximates the integrand by a piecewise quadratic function.
Since the integrand is a non-negative real-valued function, there is no difference between having a finite Lebesgue integral and having a finite improper integral (as there is say for the function sin(x)/x when integrated over the entire real line).
The function f(x) to be integrated is called the integrand.
The result is that when you integrate the real part of the integrand you get a relatively large number (in this case 0.5).