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Calculus Terms
Term | Definition |
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Derivative | measures the sensitivity to change of a quantity |
Tangent Line | to a plane curve at a given point is the straight line that "just touches" the curve at that point |
Limit | the value that a function or sequence "approaches" as the input or index approaches some value |
Secant Line | a line that (locally) intersects two points on the curve |
Asymptote | a line such that the distance between the curve and the line approaches zero as they tend to infinity |
Convergent | sequence has only one limit |
Parabola | set of all points in a plane that are equidistant from the focu |
Absolute Convergence | series that converges when all terms are replaced by their absolute values |
Absolute Maximum | the highest point over the entire domain of a function or relation |
Absolute Minimum | the lowest point over the entire domain of a function or relation |