differential coefficient

American  

noun

Chiefly British.

1. derivative.

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differential coefficient British  

noun

1. maths another name for derivative

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Etymology

Origin of differential coefficient

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

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.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 8 "Conduction, Electric" by Various

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

From Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891 by Various

The differential coefficient of a function ƒ of x1, ... xn on this hypothesis, in regard to xρj is, however, dƒ/dxρ + cρjr+1dƒ/dxr+1 + ... + cρndƒ/dxn, namely, is Qρƒ.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various