
What exactly is a differential? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Jul 13, 2015 · 8 The differential of a function at is simply the linear function which produces the best linear approximation of in a neighbourhood of . Specifically, among the linear functions …
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See this answer in Quora: What is the difference between derivative and differential?. In simple words, the rate of change of function is called as a derivative and differential is the actual …
What is a differential form? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Jul 21, 2018 · 67 can someone please informally (but intuitively) explain what "differential form" mean? I know that there is (of course) some formalism behind it - definition and possible …
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Is it the differential of what function ? What about dy or df(x), is it the differential of what function ? What would be the values of those differentials ? Since the formal definition of differentials …
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2 One could define a linear differential equation as one in which linear combinations of its solutions are also solutions.
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The differential equations class I took as a youth was disappointing, because it seemed like little more than a bag of tricks that would work for a few equations, leaving the vast majority of …
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What actually is a differential? - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Oct 3, 2019 · To define a differential a little more rigorously, let's say that every equation/relation has a foundational independent variable that all the others are ultimately dependent upon, …
calculus - Square of a differential - Mathematics Stack Exchange
Nov 29, 2015 · The meaning of the notation is indeed a second order differential, i.e. a difference of difference, not a squared difference. Then about any function will show you that the square …
"Differential" of a measure - Mathematics Stack Exchange
13 Let μ be a finite measure on R. What is the definition of the operator d in the expression: dμ. For example, I have an exercise where at one point: dμ(x) = dx 1 + x2 I would said this a …