微分

wēifēn

noun #49,229

Meanings

HSK 7-9

微分和积分合起来就是微积分。

Wēifēn hé jīfēn hé qǐlai jiùshì wēijīfēn.

Differential and integral calculus together make up calculus.

HSK 7-9

牛顿和莱布尼茨各自独立地发明了微分和积分。

Niúdùn hé Láibùnící gèzì dúlì de fāmíng le wēifēn hé jīfēn.

Newton and Leibniz each invented differential and integral calculus independently.

usage

微, tiny, plus 分, to divide: a change cut into vanishingly small pieces. The derivative is 导数 and finding it is 求导; a differential equation is 微分方程.

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