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flux⋅ion

  [fluhk-shuhn]
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–noun
1. an act of flowing; a flow or flux.
2. Mathematics. the derivative relative to the time.
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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Fluxionary

Flux"ion*a*ry\, a. 1. Fluxional. --Berkeley.

2. (Med.) Pertaining to, or caused by, an increased flow of blood to a part; congestive; as, a fluxionary hemorrhage.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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