Symbols:D/Differential

Differential

$\d$

Symbol used to indicate the differential of a function, used for example to denote the derivative:

$\dfrac \d {\d x} f$

The $\LaTeX$ code for \(\dfrac \d {\d x} f\) is \dfrac \d {\d x} f .

Sources

• 1989: Ephraim J. Borowski and Jonathan M. Borwein: Dictionary of Mathematics ... (previous) ... (next): d: 1.
• 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): d
• 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Appendix $14$: Symbols
• 2021: Richard Earl and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (6th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): d