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Definition of Differential coefficient

1. Noun. The result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Differential Coefficient

Literary usage of Differential coefficient

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"The derived function, or differential coefficient, of a function /(*) is always defined by the formula Rules for the formation of differential coefficients ..."

2. A Treatise on the Differential Calculus: With Numerous Examples by Isaac Todhunter (1890)
"DEFINITION OF A differential coefficient. differential coefficient OF A SUM, PRODUCT, AND QUOTIENT. 24. WE shall now lay down the fundamental definition of ..."

3. A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art: Comprising the Definitions and by William Thomas Brande, George William Cox (1867)
"differential coefficient differential coefficient. ... [LINEAR ] The differential coefficient of a function г of two or more variables x, y, &e., ..."

4. Higher Mathematics for Students of Chemistry and Physics: With Special by Joseph William Mellor (1902)
"The differential coefficient of a differential coefficient. It will be evident from § 2, that the differential coefficient does uot necessarily measure the ..."

5. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1863)
"The following is the fundamental theorem concerning the differential coefficients of lines: the differential coefficient of a line is compounded of what ..."

6. Elementary Illustrations of the Differential and Integral Calculus by Augustus De Morgan (1899)
"When the differential coefficient of a function of x has been found, the result, being a function of x, may be also differentiated, which gives the ..."

7. Elements of the Differential and Integral Calculus by William Smyth (1859)
"Thus let -f = — ; — be the first differential coefficient obtained dx A/X d'Ux — — Q. ... To find the second differential coefficient for the value x=^a, ..."

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