{\displaystyle \int _{a}^{b}\!f(x)\,dx=F(b)-F(a).} The principles of integration were formulated independently by Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz in the late 17th century, who thought of the integral as an infinite sum of rectangles of infinitesimal width.
amendment - a statement that is added to or revises or improves a proposal or document (a bill or constitution etc.) statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc; according to his statement he was in London on that day.
An amendment is a change or addition to the Constitution. The first 10 amendments to the United States Constitution are called the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights was ratified in 1791, only a short time after the Constitution was first ratified.