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Ann225 Posted 8 years ago
Grammar

Differentiate

Hi,

When you need to find the derivative of a function, you basically have to 'differentiate' the function.

Is the word 'differentiate' correct in this sentence?

If I, for instance, use the product rule, I have to differentiate two expressions that are multiplied together. I differentiate the first expression and leave the second unchanged. Then I have to differentiate the second expression, rewrite the original of the first expression and add them both to the first part of the function.

Am I making any sense?

Thank you.

  

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Ann225 When you need to find the derivative of a function, you basically have to 'differentiate' the function. Is the word 'differentiate' correct in this sentence? It has the correct meaning, but the sentence overall does not seem very satisfactory to me.

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  • Ann225 When you need to find the derivative of a function, you basically have to 'differentiate' the function.
  • Is the word 'differentiate' correct in this sentence?
  • It has the correct meaning, but the sentence overall does not seem very satisfactory to me.
  • It starts out promising to be a "how to" sentence, but then the "explanation" is just a slightly different technical word that isn't really going to help anyone who doesn't already understand the first part.
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Ann225When you need to find the derivative of a function, you basically have to 'differentiate' the function.
Is the word 'differentiate' correct in this sentence?

It has the correct meaning, but the sentence overall does not seem very satisfactory to me. It starts out promising to be a "how to" sentence, but then the "explanation" is just a slightly di

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Instead of using the verb "differentiate," you'd use the noun, "derivative," which is what you get when you "differentiate" - that way, you eliminate the need to say "differentiate the expression." For example, the derivative of the product of two functions is the first function times the derivative of the second function, plus the second function times the derivative of the first function.

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