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directional derivative

directional derivative noun: a function which measures the rate of change of some other function at any point in a particular direction; formally, the directional derivative of a scalar function f( mathbf x)=f(x_1,x_2,…,x_n) along a vector mathbf v=(v_1,…,v_n) is the function ∇_(mathbf v)f defined by the limit ∇_(mathbf v)f( mathbf x)= lim _(h→0)(f( mathbf x+h mathbf v)-f( mathbf x))/h.

Noun

directional derivative (plural directional derivatives)

  1. A function which measures the rate of change of some other function at any point in a particular direction; formally, the directional derivative of a scalar function f( mathbf x)=f(x_1,x_2,…,x_n) along a vector mathbf v=(v_1,…,v_n) is the function ∇_(mathbf v)f defined by the limit ∇_(mathbf v)f( mathbf x)= lim _(h→0)(f( mathbf x+h mathbf v)-f( mathbf x))/h.

directional derivative meaning in Tamil

directional derivative in Tamil

திசைப்பெறுதி

Forms of directional derivative

pluraldirectional derivatives

Questions about directional derivative

What does directional derivative mean?
Directional derivative means a function which measures the rate of change of some other function at any point in a particular direction; formally, the directional derivative of a scalar function f( mathbf x)=f(x_1,x_2,…,x_n) along a vector mathbf v=(v_1,…,v_n) is the function ∇_(mathbf v)f defined by the limit ∇_(mathbf v)f( mathbf x)= lim _(h→0)(f( mathbf x+h mathbf v)-f( mathbf x))/h.
What is directional derivative in Tamil?
Directional derivative in Tamil is திசைப்பெறுதி. See Directional derivative meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is directional derivative?
Directional derivative is a noun.
What is the plural of directional derivative?
The plural of directional derivative is directional derivatives.

Words near directional derivative in the dictionary

  1. direction vector
  2. direction vectors
  3. directional
  4. directional case
  5. directional cases
  6. directional derivative
  7. directional derivatives
  8. directional driller
  9. directional drillers
  10. directional gyro
  11. directional gyros

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