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noun
A value that results from dividing the change in a function of a variable by the corresponding change in the variable
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, sciences
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noun
A value that results from dividing the change in a function of a variable by the corresponding change in the variable
Also, the instantaneous rate of change, the limit of such value as the change approached zero.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics, sciences
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