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method of fluxions

/ˈmeθəd əv ˈflʌkʃənz/

Tradução: Termo arcaico para o cálculo diferencial, introduzido por Isaac Newton para descrever seu método de calcular velocidades instantâneas de variação usando "fluentes" (variáveis) e "fluxões" (suas taxas de variação).

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/ˈmeθəd əv ˈflʌkʃənz/C2formalscientificobsoleto
  • ptTermo arcaico para o cálculo diferencial, introduzido por Isaac Newton para descrever seu método de calcular velocidades instantâneas de variação usando "fluentes" (variáveis) e "fluxões" (suas taxas de variação).

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).

    ptMétodo das fluxões

    • 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.