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Definition of Derived function
1. Noun. The result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx.
Specialized synonyms: Curvature, Partial, Partial Derivative
Generic synonyms: Calculation, Computation, Figuring, Reckoning
Derivative terms: Derivative, Differential
Definition of Derived function
1. Noun. (calculus) Of a function, another function, the value of which for any value of the independent variable is the instantaneous rate of change of the given function at that value of the independent variable. ¹
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Derived Function
Literary usage of Derived function
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"The derived function, or differential coefficient, of a function /(*) is always
... The differential coefficient dy/dx, or the derived function У(х), ..."
2. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1890)
"A function of a complex variable which is continuous, one-valued, and has a
derived function when the variable moves in a certain region of the plane is ..."
3. An Elementary Course of Infinitesimal Calculus by Horace Lamb (1897)
"APPLICATIONS OF THE derived function. 47. Inferences from the sign of the Derived
Function. If y = <£(#), and if Ba;, By be simultaneous increments of x and ..."
4. Elements of Dynamic: An Introduction to the Study of Motion and Rest in by William Kingdon Clifford, ( (1878)
"A varying quantity being a certain function of the time, its flux is the derived
function of the time. Thus if p = a + £/3 + fy, we know taat P = 8 + 2ty. ..."
5. Algebra for Schools and Colleges by Simon Newcomb (1881)
"Hence The derived function of a root which has no other root equal to it is the
... Significance of the derived function. 357. THEOREM. The derived function ..."
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