partial derivative

par·tial de·riv·a·tive

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pahr-shuh l dih-riv-uh-tiv]
- /ˈpɑr ʃəl dɪˈrɪv ə tɪv/
- /ˈpɑː.ʃəl dɪˈrɪv.ə.tɪv/

Definitions of partial derivative words

noun partial derivative the derivative of a function with respect to one of its variables with all other variables held constant. 1
noun partial derivative the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to one of the variables, the other or others being considered constant. Written ∂f/∂x 0
noun partial derivative the result of differentiating a function of more than one variable with respect to a particular variable, with the other variables kept constant: the notation ∂f/∂x means the partial derivative of the function f with respect to x 0

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1970-75

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