Maxima Function
defint (expr, x, a, b)
Attempts to compute a definite integral.
defint
is called by integrate
when limits of integration are specified,
i.e., when integrate
is called as integrate (expr, x, a, b)
.
Thus from the user's point of view, it is sufficient to call integrate
.
defint
returns a symbolic expression,
either the computed integral or the noun form of the integral.
See and related functions for numerical approximation of definite integrals.