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Derivative   (English)

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The derivative of a function tells us the slope of that function's graph at any point.
It is the result of differentiating the function.

Definition (advanced level)

If f(x) is a function of one variable, x, then the derivative of x is
df

dx
= f (x) =
lim
h → 0 

f(x+h)f(x)

h

.

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