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Definition--Angle Concepts--Reflex Angle |
Definition--Angle Concepts--Reflex Angle
This is a collection of definitions related to angles and related concepts. This includes general definitions for angles, angle measures, and angle properties, as well as specific angle types. Relationships among different types of angles are also defined. |
Definition of an Angle | |
Definition--Angle Concepts--Right Angle |
Definition--Angle Concepts--Right Angle
This is a collection of definitions related to angles and related concepts. This includes general definitions for angles, angle measures, and angle properties, as well as specific angle types. Relationships among different types of angles are also defined. |
Definition of an Angle | |
Definition--Angle Concepts--Straight Angle |
Definition--Angle Concepts--Straight Angle
This is a collection of definitions related to angles and related concepts. This includes general definitions for angles, angle measures, and angle properties, as well as specific angle types. Relationships among different types of angles are also defined. |
Definition of an Angle | |
Definition--Angle Concepts--Supplementary Angles |
Definition--Angle Concepts--Supplementary Angles
This is a collection of definitions related to angles and related concepts. This includes general definitions for angles, angle measures, and angle properties, as well as specific angle types. |
Definition of an Angle | |
Definition--Angle Concepts--Vertical Angles |
Definition--Angle Concepts--Vertical Angles
This is a collection of definitions related to angles and related concepts. This includes general definitions for angles, angle measures, and angle properties, as well as specific angle types. Relationships among different types of angles are also defined. |
Definition of an Angle | |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Absolute Maximum |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Absolute Maximum
When a function takes an input value, a, for some value in the domain, such that f(a) ≥ f(x), for all x in the domain. |
Calculus Vocabulary | |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Absolute Minimum |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Absolute Minimum
When a function takes an input value, a, for some value in the domain, such that f(a) ≤ f(x), for all x in the domain. |
Calculus Vocabulary | |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Absolute Value Function |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Absolute Value Function
A piecewise function whose simplest form is shown below. These functions are not differentiable at their vertex. |
Calculus Vocabulary | |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Acceleration |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Acceleration
The second derivative, with respect to time, for the displacement function. Acceleration is a vector quantity. |
Calculus Vocabulary | |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Antiderivative |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Antiderivative
For two differentiable functions f(x) and F(x), if F'(x) = f(x), then F(x) is the antiderivative of f(x). |
Calculus Vocabulary | |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Area Beneath a Curve |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Area Beneath a Curve
For a definite integral, it is the numerical result of the integration. For an indefinite integral, it is the resulting function from the integration for calculating the area. |
Calculus Vocabulary | |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Asymptote |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Asymptote
A line that the graph of a function approaches but does not intersect. Asymptotes can be vertical, horizontal, or oblique. |
Calculus Vocabulary | |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Average Rates of Change |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Average Rates of Change
The ratio along an interval of a domain for a given function, comparable to calculating the slope of a line. The average rate of change is found using this formula. |
Calculus Vocabulary | |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Ceiling Function |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Ceiling Function
A discrete function that takes real number values and whose output is the least integer value greater than the input value. The graph looks like a staircase. |
Calculus Vocabulary | |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Chain Rule |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Chain Rule
The process for finding the derivative of a composite function. |
Calculus Vocabulary | |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Change of Variables |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Change of Variables
A substitution technique where a variable replaces a more complicated expression. In calculus it can simplify differentiation or integration. |
Calculus Vocabulary | |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Composite Function |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Composite Function
A function whose input values are made up of another function. For two functions f(x) and g(x), a composite function can be written as f(g(x)). |
Calculus Vocabulary | |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Concave Function |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Concave Function
A function whose graph curves down along an interval of the domain. The inflection point is where the first derivative is zero. |
Calculus Vocabulary | |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Continuous Functions |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Continuous Functions
A function is continuous if it has no gaps along the domain of the function. For some value a in the domain of function f(x), the limit as x approaches a is f(a). |
Calculus Vocabulary | |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Convex Function |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Convex Function
A function whose graph curves up along an interval of the domain. The inflection point is where the first derivative is zero. |
Calculus Vocabulary | |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Definite Integral |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Definite Integral
The integral of a function with specific limits on the endpoints. A definite integral results in a numerical value. |
Calculus Vocabulary | |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Delta x |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Delta x
The change in x-coordinates for a given function. Often used in the formula for finding the derivative of a function. |
Calculus Vocabulary | |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Delta y |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Delta y
The change in y-coordinates for a given function. Often used in the formula for finding the derivative of a function. |
Calculus Vocabulary | |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Derivative |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Derivative
A function used to find the slope of a tangent to a curve at a given point. The derivative is based on the following limit. |
Calculus Vocabulary | |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Derivative of a Composite Function |
Definition--Calculus Topics--Derivative of a Composite Function
For two functions f(x) and g(x), the derivative of the composite function f(g(x)) is f'(x)*g'(x). This is an example of the Chain Rule. |
Calculus Vocabulary |