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fluxionary
flux·ion
/
ˈflʌk
ʃən
/
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[
fluhk
-sh
uh
n
]
Show IPA
noun
1.
an act of flowing; a flow or
flux
.
2.
Mathematics
.
the derivative relative to the time.
Origin:
1535–45;
<
Middle French
<
Late Latin
fluxiōn-
(stem of
fluxiō
) a flowing. See
flux
,
-ion
Related forms
flux·ion·al,
flux·ion·ar·y,
adjective
flux·ion·al·ly,
adverb
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fluxion
(ˈflʌkʃən)
—
n
1.
obsolete
maths
the rate of change of a function, especially the instantaneous velocity of a moving body; derivative
2.
flux
a less common word for
flux
[C16: from Late Latin
fluxiō
a flowing]
'fluxional
—
adj
'fluxionary
—
adj
'fluxionally
—
adv
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fluxion
(ˈflʌkʃən)
—
n
1.
obsolete
maths
the rate of change of a function, especially the instantaneous velocity of a moving body; derivative
2.
flux
a less common word for
flux
[C16: from Late Latin
fluxiō
a flowing]
'fluxional
—
adj
'fluxionary
—
adj
'fluxionally
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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