单词 | differential calculus |
释义 | differential calculusnounthe branch of mathematics that deals with differentials and derivatives. Origin of differential calculusFirst recorded in 1700–05 Words nearby differential calculusdifferentiable manifold, differential, differential analyzer, differential association, differential blood count, differential calculus, differential coefficient, differential compaction, differential diagnosis, differential equation, differential gear Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for differential calculusdifferential calculus nounthe branch of calculus concerned with the study, evaluation, and use of derivatives and differentialsCompare integral calculus Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for differential calculusdifferential calculus The mathematics of the variation of a function with respect to changes in independent variables, especially the use of differentiation to calculate rates of change of a function and the maximum and minimum values of a function. Differential calculus has applications such as calculating compound interest, organic growth, and slopes of curves, and studying the acceleration of moving bodies. Compare calculus of variations integral calculus. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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