differential calculus
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- noun
- /ˌdɪfərˈɛnʃəl ˈkælkjələs/
- Specialized
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cálculo diferencial
- In differential calculus, we learn how to find the derivative of a function to understand its rate of change.
- integral and differential calculus
So you know integral and differential calculus.
- So you know integral and differential calculus.
Examples
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I'm very good at integral And differential calculus ♪ ♪
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This is simply the differential calculus of multivariable functions and is a lot easier than quantum mechanics.
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He had early made his mark as the author of a treatise on differential calculus.
Fiction book (1991) -
The human brain isn't large enough to decipher differential calculus and program Facebook apps because that's environmentally adaptive.
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You have asked for details that anyone with an elementary working knowledge of differential calculus would not have needed, and I have referred you to relevant literature, and you now ask further questions without—on your own admission—having read it.
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♪ I'm very good at integral ♪ and differential calculus ♪ I know the scientific names ♪ of beings animalculous ♪ In short, in matters vegetable, ♪ animal, and mineral ♪ I am the very model of ♪ a modern major general ♪ In short, in matters vegetable, ♪ animal, and mineral
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Gymnasium graduates, for example, are capable of meaningful conversation in English, solving problems in differential calculus, and writing a grammatically correct paper on the development of the Thirty Years' War (Kolstad, 1989).
Academic text (1996) -
Adapting a notion from differential calculus, Peirce once called reality a "limit"—what would be believed by a community of inquirers after inquiry had run its course.
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Many high school students struggle with topics like limits and derivatives in differential calculus.
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Differential calculus provides the tools necessary to model the motion of objects based on their changing speeds.
Synonyms
A way to study how quantities change by looking at very small changes
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly compositional: 'differential' specifies the type (relating to derivatives/rates of change) and 'calculus' names the field of mathematical study, so the combined meaning is the branch of calculus dealing with derivatives. This follows regular technical noun formation and parallels in other languages, making the meaning predictable to a learner who already knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Differential calculus comes from the words differential (about a very small change) and calculus (a method for calculating). It studies tiny changes—like a small change in speed—and so the name means the math of how things change and how fast they change.