first derivative
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of first derivative
First recorded in 1825–35
Example Sentences
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Tulu and Bulu were no longer recognizably identical—but they shared the first derivative of identity.
From The New Yorker • May 2, 2016
Therefore, by the first derivative test, f has a local minimum at x = b.
From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016
Determine the first derivative of the Holling type I equation and explain physically what the derivative implies.
From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016
Now we use the fact that the acceleration vector is the first derivative of the velocity vector.
From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016
The first derivative cause which we found under this was an accumulation of facts which overburden the mind and destroy its power.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 3, March, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
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