first derivative

first de·riv·a·tive

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noun first derivative the derivative of a function: Velocity is the first derivative of distance with respect to time. 1
noun first derivative the change of a function, f( x), with respect to an infinitesimally small change in the independent variable, x; the limit of [f( a + Δ x)–f( a)] /Δ x, at x = a, as the increment, Δ x, tends to 0. Symbols: df( x)/d x, f′( x), Df( x) 0

before 1825

One of the 37% newest English words

First recorded in 1825-35

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