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METHOD OF FLUXIONS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does method of fluxions mean? 

METHOD OF FLUXIONS (noun)
  The noun METHOD OF FLUXIONS has 1 sense:

1. the part of calculus that deals with the variation of a function with respect to changes in the independent variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of derivative and differentialplay

  Familiarity information: METHOD OF FLUXIONS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


METHOD OF FLUXIONS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The part of calculus that deals with the variation of a function with respect to changes in the independent variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of derivative and differential

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

differential calculus; method of fluxions

Hypernyms ("method of fluxions" is a kind of...):

calculus; infinitesimal calculus (the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions)

Domain category:

math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)


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