derived function

Questions about derived function

What does derived function mean?

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

What is another word for derived function?

Close synonyms include derivative, differential coefficient, differential, first derivative. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is derived function a common word?

derived function is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.