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> you can remove higher order infinitesimals, like (dx)^2, when computing things like derivatives I always found that iffy and a bit of a (completely legal) ha
by scotty79 2y ago
> you can remove higher order infinitesimals, like (dx)^2, when computing things like derivatives
I always found that iffy and a bit of a (completely legal) hack. It's a nice point that what enables this hack is promptly leaving the world of infinitesimals and retreating back to reals.