Riemann Sum - Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org ![rw-book-cover|200x400](https://readwise-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/static/images/article2.74d541386bbf.png) ## Metadata - Author: **en.wikipedia.org** - Full Title: Riemann Sum - Wikipedia - Category: #articles - Tags: #calculus #mathematic - URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riemann_sum ## Highlights - In mathematics, a Riemann sum is a certain kind of approximation of an integral by a finite sum. It is named after nineteenth century German mathematician Bernhard Riemann. One very common application is approximating the area of functions or lines on a graph, but also the length of curves and other approximations.