fluxion
[ fluhk-shuhn ]
noun
an act of flowing; a flow or flux.
Mathematics. the derivative relative to the time.
Origin of fluxion
1Other words from fluxion
- flux·ion·al, flux·ion·ar·y, adjective
- flux·ion·al·ly, adverb
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British Dictionary definitions for fluxion
fluxion
/ (ˈflʌkʃən) /
noun
maths obsolete the rate of change of a function, especially the instantaneous velocity of a moving body; derivative
a less common word for flux (def. 1), flux (def. 2)
Origin of fluxion
1C16: from Late Latin fluxiō a flowing
Derived forms of fluxion
- fluxional or fluxionary, adjective
- fluxionally, adverb
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