Differential (mathematics)
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This article is about the mathematical notion derived from the historic concept of infinitesimal difference. For other uses, see Differential (disambiguation).
In mathematics, differential refers to several related notions[1] derived from the early days of calculus, put on a rigorous footing, such as infinitesimal differences and the derivatives of functions.[2]
The term is used in various branches of mathematics such as calculus, differential geometry, algebraic geometry and algebraic topology.