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first derivative
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Noun first derivative has 1 sense
- first derivative(n = noun.cognition) derivative, derived function, differential, differential coefficient - the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx; Array has particulars: curvature, partial, partial derivative
is a kind of calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning
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