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chain rule

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A formula for computing the derivative of the functional composition of two or more functions.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: calculus, mathematics, sciences

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Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: правило за диференциране на сложна функция (pravilo za diferencirane na složna funkcija) — chain rule
  • Chinese Mandarin: 鏈式法則 /链式法则 (liànshì fǎzé) — chain rule
  • Dutch: kettingregel — chain rule
  • Finnish: ketjusääntö — chain rule
  • French: règle de la chaîne — chain rule
  • French: règle de dérivation en chaîne — chain rule
  • Galician: regra da cadea — chain rule
  • German: Kettenregel — chain rule
  • Italian: regola della catena — chain rule
  • Polish: reguła łańcuchowa — chain rule
  • Portuguese: regra da cadeia — chain rule
  • Spanish: regla de la cadena — chain rule
  • Swedish: kedjeregel — chain rule
  • Tagalog: patanikalang panuto — chain rule