Difference between revisions of "Derivative Command"

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Derivative[Function]: Returns the derivative of the function.
Derivative[Function, Number n]: Returns the n^th derivative of the function.

Note: You can use f'(x) instead of Derivative[f], or f''(x) instead of Derivative[f, 2], and so on.

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	; Derivative[Function, Number n]: Returns the ''n''<sup>th</sup> derivative of the function.		; Derivative[Function, Number n]: Returns the ''n''<sup>th</sup> derivative of the function.

−	'''Note:''' You can use ''f'(x)'' instead of ''Derivative[f]'', or ''f<nowiki>''</nowiki>(x)'' instead of ''Derivative[f, 2]'', and so on.	+	'''Note:''' You can use <tt>f</tt>'<tt>(x)</tt> instead of <tt>Derivative[f]</tt>, or <tt>f</tt><nowiki>''</nowiki><tt>(x)</tt> instead of <tt>Derivative[f, 2]</tt>, and so on.