noun
the part of calculus that deals with the variation of a function with respect to changes in the independent variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of derivative and differential
• Syn: ↑differential calculus
• Topics: ↑mathematics, ↑math, ↑maths
• Hypernyms: ↑calculus, ↑infinitesimal calculus
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Useful english dictionary. 2012.