Symbols:Abbreviations/W/WRT
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Abbreviation: WRT or w.r.t.
When performing calculus operations, that is differentiation or integration, one needs to announce which variable one is "working with".
Thus the phrase with respect to is (implicitly or explicitly) part of every statement in calculus.
Sources
- 1947: William H. McCrea: Analytical Geometry of Three Dimensions (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text {I}$: Coordinate System: Directions: $\S 1$. Introductory: Nomenclature
- 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): wrt
- 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): wrt
- 2021: Richard Earl and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (6th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): wrt