- The
derivative is a
fundamental tool of
calculus that
quantifies the
sensitivity of
change of a function's
output with
respect to its input. The derivative...
- In finance, a
derivative is a
contract that
derives its
value from the
performance of an
underlying entity. This
underlying entity can be an ****et, index...
- In mathematics, a
partial derivative of a
function of
several variables is its
derivative with
respect to one of
those variables, with the
others held...
- In
copyright law, a
derivative work is an
expressive creation that
includes major copyrightable elements of a first,
previously created original work (the...
- the
covariant derivative is a way of
specifying a
derivative along tangent vectors of a manifold. Alternatively, the
covariant derivative is a way of introducing...
-
second derivative, or the second-order
derivative, of a
function f is the
derivative of the
derivative of f. Informally, the
second derivative can be...
- A
directional derivative is a
concept in
multivariable calculus that
measures the rate at
which a
function changes in a
particular direction at a given...
-
material derivative, including:
advective derivative convective derivative derivative following the
motion hydrodynamic derivative Lagrangian derivative particle...
- A proportional–integral–
derivative controller (PID
controller or three-term controller) is a
control loop
mechanism employing feedback that is
widely used...
-
logarithmic derivative of a
function f is
defined by the
formula f ′ f {\displaystyle {\frac {f'}{f}}}
where f ′ {\displaystyle f'} is the
derivative of f....
