second derivative
Americannoun
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Higher-order derivatives are derivatives of derivatives, from the second derivative to the nth derivative.
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Find the second derivative of the equation and explain its physical meaning.
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Determine the second derivative of the Holling type I equation and explain physically what the derivative implies.
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To find extrema of functions of two variables, first find the critical points, then calculate the discriminant and apply the second derivative test.
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"James, what's the formula for determining the constant in the second derivative of an equation?"
From A Place so Foreign by Doctorow, Cory
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