exact differential

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noun Mathematics.

an expression that is the total differential of some function.

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Origin of exact differential

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby exact differential

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How to use exact differential in a sentence

And by the time an airplane was in the water, its exact position would be known.
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He will tell you why became a cop with the exact same words used by DePrimo and many of their fellow officers.
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Behind him stood a flock of fifth-grade boys—and two second-grade girls—all of them wearing the exact same yellow hat.
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Cooper had little Alexis pose for a picture on the exact spot there Garner was pinned.
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While difficult to estimate exact numbers, thousands of Americans die every year because of delayed or denied claims.
My Insurance Company Killed Me, Despite Obamacare|Malcolm MacDougall|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As company after company appeared, we were able to form a pretty exact estimate of their numbers.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
A method of Vacuity pure and simple—the exact opposite of Mental Assimilation.
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A record is generally kept of the number of nucleated red cells seen during a differential count of leukocytes.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The differential count is best made upon a film stained with Wright's, Jenner's, or Ehrlich's stain.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
That was not the exact word that he used, but he expressed it by beating his tail against the table and giving a long howl.
The Soldier of the Valley|Nelson Lloyd