- In mathematics, the
derivative shows the
sensitivity of
change of a function's
output with
respect to the input.
Derivatives are a
fundamental tool of...
- 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...
- 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...
-
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...
- In mathematics, the
total derivative of a
function f at a
point is the best
linear approximation near this
point of the
function with
respect to its arguments...
- In calculus, a
derivative test uses the
derivatives of a
function to
locate the
critical points of a
function and
determine whether each
point is a local...
- 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...
- 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...
-
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....
