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    FIRST DERIVATIVE

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dxplay

    Synonyms:

    derivative; derived function; differential; differential coefficient; first derivative

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

    Hypernyms ("first derivative" is a kind of...):

    calculation; computation; figuring; reckoning (problem solving that involves numbers or quantities)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "first derivative"):

    curvature (the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve)

    partial; partial derivative (the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant)

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