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method of fluxions

/ˈmeθəd əv ˈflʌkʃənz/

Traducción: Término arcaico para el cálculo diferencial, introducido por Isaac Newton para describir su método de calcular tasas instantáneas de cambio mediante 'fluentes' (variables) y 'fluxiones' (sus tasas de cambio).

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/ˈmeθəd əv ˈflʌkʃənz/C2formalscientificobsoleto
  • esTérmino arcaico para el cálculo diferencial, introducido por Isaac Newton para describir su método de calcular tasas instantáneas de cambio mediante 'fluentes' (variables) y 'fluxiones' (sus tasas de cambio).

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).

    esmétodo de las fluxiones

    • 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.