fluxionary

noun

an act of flowing; a flow or flux.

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*

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