differential coefficient

American  

noun

Chiefly British.

1. derivative.

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differential coefficient British  

noun

1. maths another name for derivative

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Etymology

Origin of differential coefficient

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

It depends also on the rate at which currents rise and fall, and this is indicated by the differential coefficient dC / dt.

From Scientific American Supplement No. 822, October 3, 1891 by Various

We may seek the function which has a given function as its differential coefficient, or we may generalize the question of finding the area of a curve.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 3 "Frost" to "Fyzabad" by Various

The differential coefficient of a function ƒ of x1, ... xn on this hypothesis, in regard to xρj is, however, dƒ/dxρ + cρjr+1dƒ/dxr+1 + ... + cρndƒ/dxn, namely, is Qρƒ.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 4 "Diameter" to "Dinarchus" by Various

In other words, the second differential coefficient of resistance with respect to temperature is either a positive or negative quantity.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 8 "Conduction, Electric" by Various