derivative

Curve derivative function.

Syntax

derivative(indep_vec, dep_vec)

Argument

indep_vec
The vector expression used as the basis for differentiation.
dep_vec
The vector expression to be differentiated.

Example

Templex Expression Result
{derivative( {0, 1, 2, 3},{0, 0.5, 3.5,10.5} )} 0.5, 1.75, 5, 7
Curve Math Vectors Result
x = c1.x

y = derivative(c1.x, c1.y)

Given c1, a curve is created that is the derivative of c1.

Comments

The resultant vector is the derivative of the curve formed by indep_vec and dep_vec, and has the same number of elements as the arguments. indep_vec and dep_vec must have the same number of points. The differentiation is performed using second-order central-difference approximation.