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u-substitution

u-substitution noun: a method of integration in which a function of a variable is replaced with a new variable, conventionally called u.

Noun

u-substitution (uncountable)

  1. A method of integration in which a function of a variable is replaced with a new variable, conventionally called u.

Questions about u-substitution

What does u-substitution mean?
U-substitution means a method of integration in which a function of a variable is replaced with a new variable, conventionally called u.
What part of speech is u-substitution?
U-substitution is a noun.

Words near u-substitution in the dictionary

  1. U-shapedness
  2. u-space
  3. u-spaces
  4. u-stem
  5. u-stems
  6. u-substitution
  7. U-trap
  8. U-traps
  9. U-tube
  10. U-tubes
  11. u-turn

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