fluxion

[ fluhk-shuhn ]

noun

1. an act of flowing; a flow or flux.
2. Mathematics. the derivative relative to the time.

fluxion

/ ˈflʌkʃən /

noun

1. obsolete.
   maths the rate of change of a function, especially the instantaneous velocity of a moving body; derivative
2. a less common word for flux flux

Derived Forms

• ˈfluxionally, adverb
• ˈfluxional, adjective

Other Words From

• fluxion·al fluxion·ar·y adjective
• fluxion·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of fluxion¹

1535–45; < Middle French < Late Latin fluxiōn- (stem of fluxiō ) a flowing. See flux, -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of fluxion¹

C16: from Late Latin fluxiō a flowing

Example Sentences

Newton’s calculus—his method of fluxions—did just this by tying together concepts like position, velocity, and acceleration.

From Literature

It would be of particular interest to determine whether the torment of this tissue in any way interfered with the augmentation of bilious fluxion.

From Literature

It should hardly be offensive to an ordinary man to be told, or at least to find it tacitly assumed, that he could not have invented fluxions, painted like Rembrandt, or sung like Pindar.

From Project Gutenberg

Though he experienced some difficulty at his first entrance, yet he did not rest till he made himself master of both a fluxion and a flowing quantity.

From Project Gutenberg

Newton's discovery of the law of gravitation, and his theory of fluxions place him at the head of the mathematical thinkers of the world.

From Project Gutenberg