differentiate

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differentiate

$\begin{usage} differentiate~x\\ differentiate(x, n) \end{usage}$

Signature

differentiate: (%, Integer) $\to$ %

$\begin{params} {\em x} & \% & The element to differentiate\\ {\em n} & \htmlr... ...t{Integer}}{Integer} & The order of differentiation (optional)\\\end{params}$

$\begin{retval} differentiate~x returns $x'$, the derivative of $x$.\\ differe... ...e(x, n) returns $x^{(n)}$, the $n^{{\rm th}}$\ derivative of $x$.\end{retval}$

See Also

derivation(DifferentialRing)

Manuel Bronstein 2000-12-13