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Calculus

Calculus is the mathmatical study of change. Calculus has two branches, differential calculus and integral calculus.

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explicit differentiation

Mathematics; Calculus

The process of finding the derivative of an explicitly defined function. For example, the explicit function ''y'' = ''x'' 2 – 3''x'' + 1 has derivative ''y''' = 2''x'' – 3.

Fibonacci

Mathematics; Calculus

Italian mathematician who published a book in 1202 that popularized the decimal system used today.

absolute maximum

Mathematics; Calculus

The highest point over the entire domain of a function or relation.

analog

Mathematics; Calculus

Using continuously moving parts to show information that is changing. The position of the hands of a clock is an analog representation of time.

arithmetic

Mathematics; Calculus

The use of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division to solve mathematical problems is termed as arithmetics.

cartesian form

Mathematics; Calculus

A math function (or relation) written in the form of (x, y) or (x, y, z) coordinates.

standard form

Mathematics; Calculus

The standard form (sometimes also called general form) for the equation of a line is ax + by =; c , where a and b are not both zero.

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