Fluxions
1Fluxions — Flux ions, n. pl. (Math.) See {Fluxion}, 6 (b) . [1913 Webster] …
2FLUXIONS — a method, invented by Sir Isaac Newton, of determining the rate of increase or decrease of a quantity or magnitude whose value depends on that of another which itself varies in value at a uniform and given rate. See CALCULUS, DIFFERENTIAL… …
3fluxions — n. flow, discharge; flux; derivative of function (Mathematics) …
4fluxions — n. pl. (Math.) Differential and integral calculus, infinitesimal calculus, higher calculus, calculus …
5Method of Fluxions — is a book by Isaac Newton. The book was completed in 1671, and published in 1736. Fluxions is Newton s term for differential calculus (fluents was his term for integral calculus). He originally developed the method at Woolsthorpe Manor during the …
6Méthode des fluxions — ● Méthode des fluxions conception newtonienne du calcul infinitésimal, dans laquelle on considère toute grandeur variable comme engendrée par un mouvement ou flux continuel …
7method of fluxions — Date: circa 1719 differential calculus …
8method of fluxions — noun the part of calculus that deals with the variation of a function with respect to changes in the independent variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of derivative and differential • Syn: ↑differential calculus • Topics: ↑mathematics …
9fluxion — [ flyksjɔ̃ ] n. f. • fin XIVe; lat. fluxio « écoulement », de fluere « couler » 1 ♦ Méd. Afflux de sang ou d autres liquides en certains tissus. ⇒ congestion. Vx Fluxion de poitrine. ⇒ pneumonie. « J ai pris froid en sortant du bal, j ai peur d… …
10CALCUL INFINITÉSIMAL - Histoire — L’expression «calcul infinitésimal» désigne habituellement l’ensemble des notations et des méthodes fondamentales du calcul différentiel, du calcul intégral et du calcul des variations, tel qu’il a été mis au point au cours des XVIIe et XVIIIe… …
