Definition of antiderivative - is it okay for f to be non-integrable? I'm trying to figure out if t

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2022-05-10

Definition of antiderivative - is it okay for f to be non-integrable?
I'm trying to figure out if the following definition of antiderivative is correct:
Let f be a function defined on an interval. An antiderivative of f is any function F such that F = f. The collection of all antiderivatives is denoted f ( x ) d x .
Is it okay to have no conditions on f that ensure it's integrable?

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Arturo Wallace

Arturo Wallace

Beginner2022-05-11Added 17 answers

Step 1
Let F ( x ) = { x 2 sin ( 1 / x 2 )  if  0 < x 1 0  if  x = 0
Step 2
You can check that F is differentiable on [0,1]. Set f := F .. Note that F′ is not bounded on [0,1], so it is not Riemann integrable on [0,1]. Thus, f has an anti-derivative, namely F, but it is not Riemann integrable.

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