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rate of change

rate of change noun: a value that results from dividing the change in a function of a variable by the corresponding change in the variable.

Noun

rate of change (plural rates of change)

  1. A value that results from dividing the change in a function of a variable by the corresponding change in the variable
    1. Also, the instantaneous rate of change, the limit of such value as the change approached zero.

rate of change meaning in Tamil

rate of change in Tamil

மாறுகைவீதம், மாறு வீதம்

Forms of rate of change

pluralrates of change
alternative initialismROC

Questions about rate of change

What does rate of change mean?
Rate of change means a value that results from dividing the change in a function of a variable by the corresponding change in the variable.
What is rate of change in Tamil?
Rate of change in Tamil is மாறுகைவீதம், மாறு வீதம். See Rate of change meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is rate of change?
Rate of change is a noun.
What is the plural of rate of change?
The plural of rate of change is rates of change.

Words near rate of change in the dictionary

  1. rate limit
  2. rate limiter
  3. rate limiters
  4. rate limiting
  5. rate limits
  6. rate of change
  7. rate of climb
  8. rate of climb indicator
  9. rate of climb indicators
  10. rate of exchange
  11. rate of interest

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