differentiable

adj
/ˌdɪf.ə(ɹ)ˈɛn.ʃə.bəl/UK

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Italic *ferō Latin ferō Latin differō Latin differēns Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin differentia New Latin differentiō New Latin differentiātusbor. English differentiate Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English differentiable From differentiate + -able.

Definitions

  1. Having a derivative, said of a function whose domain and codomain are manifolds.

    • A function which is differentiable wherever it is continuous is said to possess ordinary continuity.
  2. able to be differentiated

    able to be differentiated; distinguishable, as for example by differing appearance or measurable characteristics.

    • It would, in that case, have been as real as it now is, and would have been differentiable from its Maker as an effect is differentiable from its cause.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at differentiable. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at differentiable. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at differentiable

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