ALL meanings of differential-quotient
dif·fer·en·tial-quo·tient
D d - noun differential-quotient something that has been derived. 1
- noun differential-quotient Also called derived form. Grammar. a form that has undergone derivation from another, as atomic from atom. 1
- noun differential-quotient Chemistry. a substance or compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another substance or compound. 1
- noun differential-quotient Also called differential quotient; especially British, differential coefficient. Mathematics. the limit of the ratio of the increment of a function to the increment of a variable in it, as the latter tends to 0; the instantaneous change of one quantity with respect to another, as velocity, which is the instantaneous change of distance with respect to time. Compare first derivative, second derivative. 1
- noun differential-quotient a financial contract whose value derives from the value of underlying stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities, etc. 1
- abbreviation DIFFERENTIAL-QUOTIENT derived. 1
- adjective differential-quotient not original; secondary. 1