Second fundamental theorem of calculus viewed as a transform?

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You see this picture of the second fundamental theorem of calculus
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and you are taught in high school / early college calculus that the t is a dummy variable. However, couldn't you view this as some sort of transform? You convert a function f(t) into a function of f(x). Is this a valid way to view this fundamental theorem of calculus?

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Yes the theorem is that two transforms are inverse
[tex]DF=\lim{h\rightarrow 0} \frac{F(x+h)-F(x)}{h}[/tex]
[tex]If=\int_a^x f(t) dt[/tex]

The fundamental theorem is that
IDF=F
and
DIf=f
which is not obvious