difference quotient

English

Noun

difference quotient (plural difference quotients)

(mathematical analysis) The slope of a secant as obtained by dividing the vertical difference between two intersections of the secant and a curve with their horizontal distance. When the horizontal distance approaches zero the slope of the secant approaches the derivative of the curve.

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slope of the secant

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