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Comment by ohsonice

I don't think it makes sense to the same degree. Simple compositions of elementary functions, e.g. exp(x^2), do not have indefinite integrals.

Autodiff provides benefit since differentiation can be expensive numerically while easier symbolically. Integration is, in some ways, the opposite. Integrals with no symbolic representation can be estimated with quadrature methods.

parent ohsonice 6 years ago

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