Definition:Differentiation/Also known as
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Differentiation: Also known as
The technique of differentiation was called the method of fluxions by Isaac Newton.
The word fluxion evokes the concept of quantities flowing towards zero.
Hence the implicit dependence upon continuity.
Sources
- 2008: Ian Stewart: Taming the Infinite ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $8$: The System of the World: Newton