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Definition of Differential calculus

1. Noun. The part of calculus that deals with the variation of a function with respect to changes in the independent variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of derivative and differential.

Definition of Differential calculus

1. Noun. (calculus) The calculus that deals with instantaneous rates of change. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Differential Calculus

Literary usage of Differential calculus

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1. Elements of the Differential and Integral Calculus by William Anthony Granville (1904)
"differential calculus CHAPTER I COLLECTION OF FORMULAS. Formulas for reference. For the convenience of the student we give the following list of elementary ..."

2. The Positive Philosophy of Auguste Comte by Auguste Comte, Frederic Harrison (1896)
"There Cases of the are some questions, few, but highly impor- Differential tent, which admit of the employment of the calculus alone, differential calculus ..."

3. The Differential and Integral Calculus: Containing Differentiation by Augustus De Morgan (1842)
"Farther rough applications of the differential calculus (27 — 29). A case of the Integral Calculus, the area of the para- Uda (30—32). ..."

4. Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus by Augustus De Morgan (1899)
"THE NOTATION OF THE differential calculus. The first step usually made in the differential calculus is the determination of <p'x for all possible values of ..."

5. A Treatise on Infinitesimal Calculus: Containing Differential and Integral by Bartholomew Price (1857)
"Hence we may describe the differential calculus as follows: The Differential Calculus is a general method and system of rules by which are determined the ..."

6. Elements of the Differential and Integral Calculus by Albert Ensign Church (1864)
"APPLICATION OF THE differential calculus TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND DISCUSSION OF ... By the ai<! of the differential calculus, this discussion may not only be ..."

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