differential coefficient

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noun Chiefly British.

derivative (def. 6).

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Origin of differential coefficient

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby differential coefficient

differential, differential analyzer, differential association, differential blood count, differential calculus, differential coefficient, differential compaction, differential diagnosis, differential equation, differential gear, differential geometry

How to use differential coefficient in a sentence

He majored in mathematical physics, studying mind-bending theories of quantum mechanics and partial differential equations.
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Tiebreakers are goal differential, greatest number of goals scored, and, further down, the drawing of lots.
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Then, the U.S. and Portugal would be tied in points, goal differential, and goals scored.
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That differential accounted for about 60 percent of the downward revision.
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The efforts are proceeding slowly and tentatively because the price differential of the fuel is only one factor to consider.
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A record is generally kept of the number of nucleated red cells seen during a differential count of leukocytes.
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The differential count is best made upon a film stained with Wright's, Jenner's, or Ehrlich's stain.
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Jenner's stain, which gives a somewhat similar picture, is preferred by many for differential counting of leukocytes.
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The principal source of the irregularities was found in the concealed upper differential wheel of the Grubb slow motion.
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You,” said I. “You drive a nail as if it were an abstruse problem in differential calculus.
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British Dictionary definitions for differential coefficient

differential coefficient

noun

maths another name for derivative

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