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logarithmic derivatives

logarithmic derivatives is the plural of logarithmic derivative.

Meaning of logarithmic derivative

Noun

logarithmic derivative (plural logarithmic derivatives)

  1. Given a real or complex function f, the ratio of the value of the derivative to the value of the function, (f')/f, regarded as a function.
    • From this Coulomb function, we can then calculate the logarithmic derivative of U²(r) at the eigenvalue for any value of r outside the core. If there exists a radius R lying in the Coulomb region and sufficiently small that the logarithmic derivative at R is a smooth function of the energy, we can...1955, Frank S. Ham, “The Quantum Defect Method”, in Frederick Seitz, David Turnbull, editors, Solid State Physics, Volume 1, Academic Press, page 138

Questions about logarithmic derivatives

What is logarithmic derivatives the plural of?
Logarithmic derivatives is the plural of logarithmic derivative.

Words near logarithmic derivatives in the dictionary

  1. logarithmetical
  2. logarithmetically
  3. logarithmic
  4. logarithmic decrement
  5. logarithmic derivative
  6. logarithmic derivatives
  7. logarithmic function
  8. logarithmic functions
  9. logarithmic integral
  10. logarithmic integrals
  11. logarithmic spiral

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