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Calculus Terms

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