Phrase guide

partial derivative

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A derivative with respect to one variable of a function of several variables with the other variables held constant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: partial

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: derived function, derivative, differential coefficient, differential, first derivative

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: derivada parcial — derivative with respect to one variable
  • Basque: deribatu partzial — derivative with respect to one variable
  • Catalan: derivada parcial — derivative with respect to one variable
  • Chinese Mandarin: 偏導數 /偏导数 (piāndǎoshù) — derivative with respect to one variable
  • Czech: parciální derivace — derivative with respect to one variable
  • Dutch: partiële afgeleide — derivative with respect to one variable
  • Finnish: osittaisderivaatta — derivative with respect to one variable
  • French: dérivée partielle — derivative with respect to one variable
  • Galician: derivada parcial — derivative with respect to one variable
  • German: partielle Ableitung — derivative with respect to one variable
  • Hebrew: נגזרת חלקית (nigzéret chelkít) — derivative with respect to one variable
  • Hungarian: parciális derivált — derivative with respect to one variable
  • Polish: pochodna cząstkowa — derivative with respect to one variable
  • Portuguese: derivada parcial — derivative with respect to one variable
  • Romanian: derivată parțială — derivative with respect to one variable
  • Russian: частная производная (častnaja proizvodnaja) — derivative with respect to one variable
  • Serbo-Croatian: парцијални извод — derivative with respect to one variable
  • Serbo-Croatian: парцијална деривација — derivative with respect to one variable
  • Serbo-Croatian: parcijalni izvod — derivative with respect to one variable
  • Serbo-Croatian: parcijalna derivacija — derivative with respect to one variable
  • Spanish: derivada parcial — derivative with respect to one variable