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difference quotient

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables
dif-fer-ence quo-tient
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mathematical quantity of the form (f(a+h)-f(a))/h for some function f(x), having two main interpretations:

noun

A mathematical quantity of the form (f(a+h)-f(a))/h for some function f(x), having two main interpretations:

Inflected Forms

difference quotients (plural)

Phrases

difference equation

Frequently Paired Words

derivative difference equation

Questions

What does difference quotient mean?
A mathematical quantity of the form (f(a+h)-f(a))/h for some function f(x), having two main interpretations:

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