"chain rule" meaning in English

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Noun

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  1. (calculus) A formula for computing the derivative of the functional composition of two or more functions. Wikipedia link: chain rule Categories (topical): Calculus Related terms: Faà di Bruno's formula Translations (mean value theorem): 鏈式法則 (Chinese Mandarin), 链式法则 (liànshì fǎzé) (Chinese Mandarin), règle de la chaîne [feminine] (French), Kettenregel [feminine] (German), regra da cadeia [feminine] (Portuguese), regla de la cadena [feminine] (Spanish), kedjeregel [common-gender] (Swedish), patanikalang panuto (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-chain_rule-en-noun-LXhg5usI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: calculus, mathematics, sciences

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