Etymology

fluxion

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Today it means: The derivative of a function. Full definition →

Middle French fluxion ← Late Latin fluxiō ← Latin flūxus
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  1. Latin · derived fromflūxus
  2. Late Latin · derived fromfluxiō
  3. Middle French · borrowed fromfluxion
  4. English todayfluxion

From Middle French fluxion, from Late Latin fluxiō, from Latin flūxus + -iō.

Words from the same roots

Latinflūxus all →

fluxFluxus

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