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partial derivative

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables
par-tial deriva-tive
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A derivative with respect to one variable of a function of several variables with the other variables held constant.

Inflected Forms

partial derivatives (plural)

Phrases

partial differential equation

Frequently Paired Words

partial differential equation ∂

Synonyms

partial

Questions

What does partial derivative mean?
A derivative with respect to one variable of a function of several variables with the other variables held constant.

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