method of fluxions


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Noun1.method of fluxions - the part of calculus that deals with the variation of a function with respect to changes in the independent variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of derivative and differentialmethod of fluxions - the part of calculus that deals with the variation of a function with respect to changes in the independent variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of derivative and differential
differential calculus
math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
infinitesimal calculus, calculus - the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions
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As opposed to Leibnizian differences, Knox notes, "the method of fluxions was intimately bound to Britons' understanding of God's omnipresence and dominion in the universe" (p.
From Newton to Hawking: A History of Cambridge University's Lucasian Professors of Mathematics

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