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method of fluxions

/ˈmeθəd əv ˈflʌkʃənz/

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/ˈmeθəd əv ˈflʌkʃənz/C2formalscientificobsolete
  • ruУстаревший термин для дифференциального исчисления, введённый Исааком Ньютоном для описания его метода вычисления мгновенных скоростей изменения с использованием «флюент» (переменных) и «флюксий» (их скоростей изменения).

An obsolete term for differential calculus, coined by Isaac Newton to describe his method of calculating instantaneous rates of change using 'fluents' (variables) and 'fluxions' (their rates of change).

  1. Newton's calculusC2formal

    A historical term used by Isaac Newton for his method of calculus, which deals with continuously varying quantities (fluxions) and their rates of change (fluents).

    ruМетод флюксий

    • Newton developed the method of fluxions in the 17th century.
    • The method of fluxions is an early form of differential calculus.
    • Scholars study Newton's method of fluxions to understand the history of mathematics.