"L'Hôpital's rule" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌloʊpiːˈtɑːlz ˈɹuːl/
Etymology: Named after French mathematician Guillaume de l'Hôpital (1661–1704). Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} L'Hôpital's rule
  1. (mathematics) The rule that the limit of the ratio of two functions equals the limit of the ratio of their derivatives, usable when the former limit is indeterminate and the latter limit exists. Wikipedia link: Guillaume de l'Hôpital, L'Hôpital's rule Categories (topical): Mathematics Synonyms: L'Hôpital's Rule, l'Hôpital's Rule, l'Hôpital's rule, L'Hospital's rule, rule of L'Hôpital, rule of l'Hôpital Translations (a rule which uses derivatives to help evaluate limits involving indeterminate forms): regla de L'Hôpital [feminine] (Catalan), règle de L’Hôpital [feminine] (French), regra de l'Hôpital [feminine] (Galician), regola di De l'Hôpital [feminine] (Italian), reguła de l'Hospitala [feminine] (Polish), regra de L'Hôpital [feminine] (Portuguese), regra de L'Hospital [feminine] (Portuguese), regula lui l'Hôpital [feminine] (Romanian), regla de l'Hôpital [feminine] (Spanish), L'Hôpital kuralı (Turkish), L'Hospital kuralı (Turkish)

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