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Partial derivative

Also written: partial derivatives

How much a result changes when you nudge just one of several inputs and hold the rest still.

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Move y and watch the slope in x change. That's what it means for two inputs to team up.

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Partial derivatives · Change one input at a time when there are many. About 25 minutes.

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