Definition:Real Function/Also known as

Real Function: Also known as

In his initial investigations into differential calculus, Isaac Newton coined the term fluent to mean real function.

However, it needs to be remembered that in this context there was the underlying assumption that such a function was in fact continuous.

Sources

• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): calculus
• 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): fluent
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): calculus
• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): fluent