differential coefficient

differential coefficient

n.

See derivative.

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differential coefficient

n

(Mathematics) maths another name for derivative

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differential coefficient - the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx derivative, derived function, differential, first derivative curvature - the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve figuring, reckoning, calculation, computation - problem solving that involves numbers or quantities partial, partial derivative - the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant

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