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The Compositional Integral: A Brief Introduction

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Abstract

The Compositional Integral is defined, formally constructed, and discussed. A direct generalization of Riemann's construction of the integral; it is intended as an alternative way of looking at First Order Differential Equations. This brief notice aims to: familiarize the reader with a different approach to integration, fabricate a notation for a modified integral, and express a startling use for infinitely nested compositions. Taking inspiration from Euler's Method for approximating First Order Differential Equations, we affiliate the method with Riemann Sums; and look at it from a different, modern angle.

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@article{arxiv.2001.04248,
  title  = {The Compositional Integral: A Brief Introduction},
  author = {James David Nixon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2001.04248},
  year   = {2020}
}
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