Operational Amplifier Circuit Design – How Do Integrator Circuits Serve as Memory Devices in Continuous Time Systems?

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I didn't understand the yellow-marked sentence clearly, and even I did, what does it have to do with the conclusion that follows it? (marked in green).
Thanks in advance..

Source: Modern control engineering 5th ed, chapter 2, state-space, page 30

**Modern control engineering 5th ed, chapter 2, state-space, page 30**

Best Answer

An integrator has its current state (value) because of the past values.

That is kind of a memory: It memorizes the sum of the "past".

The green sentence follows from the yellow sentence because the yellow sentence defines the integrators as state, and the green sentence just repeats that.