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flux·ion

   [fluhk-shuhn]
–noun
1.
an act of flowing; a flow or flux.
2.
Mathematics. the derivative relative to the time.
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Origin:
1535–45; < MF < LL fluxiōn- (s. 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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flux·ion   (flŭk'shən)   
n.  

    1. A flow or flowing.

    2. Continual change.

    3. See derivative.

    4. fluxions Differential calculus.

  2. Archaic

    1. See derivative.

    2. fluxions Differential calculus.


[French, from Late Latin flūxiō, flūxiōn-, from Latin flūxus, flux; see flux.]
flux'ion·al, flux'ion·ar'y (flŭk'shə-něr'ē) adj., flux'ion·al·ly adv.
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