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In mathematics, if f is a function, f' (pronounced eff prime) is a modified/different but related function. I think the name already acknowledges it isn't quit
by gorjusborg 2y ago
In mathematics, if f is a function, f' (pronounced eff prime) is a modified/different but related function.
I think the name already acknowledges it isn't quite vanilla.
- morrvs 2y agoNow that's a cool accident... thanks for sharing :)
- ofrzeta 2y agoUsually f'(x) denotes the differential of f(x), doesn't it?
- gorjusborg 2y agoPrime doesn't necessarily need to denote anything specific, but often means 'different, but related'. It is common to use prime notation to reflect a derivative function in calculus, but like most things it depends on context.
- mhuffman 2y agoIt was Lagrange's notation, I believe. As opposed to Leibniz's notation which is the dy/dx notation that is all the rage now.