partial derivative

noun

A derivative with respect to one variable of a function of several variables with the other variables held constant.

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Meanings

nounpartial derivative (plural partial derivatives)

plural partial derivatives

  1. mathematicsA derivative with respect to one variable of a function of several variables with the other variables held constant.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant

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Broader
derived functionderivativedifferential coefficient
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Basque deribatu partzial
  • deribatu partzialderivative with respect to one variable
Catalan derivada parcial
  • derivada parcialderivative with respect to one variable
Chinese Mandarin 偏導數 /偏导数
  • 偏導數 /偏导数 (piāndǎoshù)derivative with respect to one variable
Czech parciální derivace
  • parciální derivacederivative with respect to one variable
Dutch partiële afgeleide
  • partiële afgeleidederivative with respect to one variable
Finnish osittaisderivaatta
  • osittaisderivaattaderivative with respect to one variable
French dérivée partielle
  • dérivée partiellederivative with respect to one variable
German partielle Ableitung
  • partielle Ableitungderivative with respect to one variable
Hebrew נגזרת חלקית
  • נגזרת חלקית (nigzéret chelkít)derivative with respect to one variable
Hungarian parciális derivált
  • parciális deriváltderivative with respect to one variable
Indonesian turunan parsial
  • turunan parsialderivative with respect to one variable
Polish pochodna cząstkowa
  • pochodna cząstkowaderivative with respect to one variable
Portuguese derivada parcial
  • derivada parcialderivative with respect to one variable
Romanian derivată parțială
  • derivată parțialăderivative with respect to one variable
Russian частная производная
  • частная производная (častnaja proizvodnaja)derivative with respect to one variable
Spanish derivada parcial
  • derivada parcialderivative with respect to one variable
Cite this entry
APA

partial derivative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/partial%20derivative

MLA

“partial derivative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/partial%20derivative. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “partial derivative,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/partial%20derivative.

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