flux·ion (fl k sh n)n. 1. a. A flow or flowing. b. Continual change. 2. Archaic a. See derivative. b. fluxions Differential calculus. [French, from Late Latin fl  xi , flxin-, from Latin flxus, flux; see flux.]flux ion·al, fluxion·ar y (flksh-n r ) adj.flux ion·al·ly adv. |
fluxion [ˈflʌkʃən]
n
1. (Mathematics) Maths obsolete the rate of change of a function, especially the instantaneous velocity of a moving body; derivative
2. a less common word for flux [1] [2]
[from Late Latin fluxiō a flowing]
fluxional , fluxionary adj
fluxionally adv
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