differential coefficient

noun

Chiefly British.

1. derivative.

differential coefficient

noun

1. maths another name for derivative

Word History and Origins

Origin of differential coefficient¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

Such invariants are known as differential invariants of the original group, being necessarily functions of the differential coefficients of the original variables.

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We may seek the function which has a given function as its differential coefficient, or we may generalize the question of finding the area of a curve.

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We may have cases in which there are two dependent variables, x and y, and one independent variable t, the differential coefficients dx/dt, dy/dt being given as functions of x, y and t.

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In other words, the second differential coefficient of resistance with respect to temperature is either a positive or negative quantity.

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It depends also on the rate at which currents rise and fall, and this is indicated by the differential coefficient dC / dt.

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