difference quotient

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difference quotient [′dif·rəns ‚kwō·shənt]

(mathematics)

The increment of the value of a function divided by the increment of the independent variable; for the functiony= ƒ(x), it is Δy/Δx= [ƒ(x+ Δx) - ƒ(x)]Δx,where Δxand Δyare the increments ofxandy.

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