FIRST DERIVATIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does first derivative mean? 

• FIRST DERIVATIVE (noun)
  The noun FIRST DERIVATIVE has 1 sense:

1. the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx

  Familiarity information: FIRST DERIVATIVE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FIRST DERIVATIVE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Synonyms:

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

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)

 Context examples 

A method for detection of chromatography peaks based on the analysis of the profile of the first derivative of the signal calculated with a Savitzky-Golay filter.

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