Suppose fff is defined on R=[a,b]×[c,d]R = [a,b] \times [c,d]R=[a,b]×[c,d] such that ∀x∈[a,b]\forall x \in [a,b]∀x∈[a,b], ∫cdf(x,y) dy\int_c^d f(x,y)\,\text{d}y∫cdf(x,y)dy exists.
The inner integral is first solved, assuming xxx as a constant, which results in a function of xxx.