mean value theorem

mean value theorem

noun Mathematics.
the theorem that for a function continuous on a closed interval and differentiable on the corresponding open interval, there is a point in the interval such that the difference in functional values at the endpoints is equal to the derivative evaluated at the particular point and multiplied by the difference in the endpoints.
Also called law of the mean, theorem of the mean.


Origin:
1900–05
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Mean value theorem is always a great word to know.
So is pi. Does it mean:
a number that is a multiple of all the denominators of a set of fractions
the letter used as the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter, or the ratio itself: 3.141592+
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