difference quotient
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English
Noun
difference quotient (plural difference quotients)
- (mathematical analysis) The slope of a secant as obtained by dividing the vertical difference between two intersections of the secant and a curve with their horizontal distance. When the horizontal distance approaches zero the slope of the secant approaches the derivative of the curve.
Translations
slope of the secant
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