"fluxion" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈflʌkʃən/ Forms: fluxions [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌkʃən Etymology: From Middle French fluxion, from Late Latin fluxiō, from Latin flūxus + -iō. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|fluxion}} Middle French fluxion, {{der|en|LL.|fluxiō}} Late Latin fluxiō, {{der|en|la|flūxus}} Latin flūxus, {{m|la|-iō}} -iō Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fluxion (countable and uncountable, plural fluxions)
  1. (obsolete, mathematics) The derivative of a function. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable Categories (topical): Mathematics, Calculus
    Sense id: en-fluxion-en-noun-7hWJrhsK Disambiguation of Calculus: 37 7 11 45 Topics: mathematics, sciences
  2. (rare or archaic) The action of flowing. Tags: archaic, countable, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fluxion-en-noun-68KkkSxX
  3. (rare or archaic) A difference or variation. Tags: archaic, countable, rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Calculus
    Sense id: en-fluxion-en-noun-PJEc41el Disambiguation of Calculus: 37 7 11 45

Verb

IPA: /ˈflʌkʃən/ Forms: fluxions [present, singular, third-person], fluxioning [participle, present], fluxioned [participle, past], fluxioned [past]
Rhymes: -ʌkʃən Etymology: From Middle French fluxion, from Late Latin fluxiō, from Latin flūxus + -iō. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|fluxion}} Middle French fluxion, {{der|en|LL.|fluxiō}} Late Latin fluxiō, {{der|en|la|flūxus}} Latin flūxus, {{m|la|-iō}} -iō Head templates: {{en-verb}} fluxion (third-person singular simple present fluxions, present participle fluxioning, simple past and past participle fluxioned)
  1. (geology) To be distributed in a flowing pattern. Categories (topical): Geology, Calculus Derived forms: fluxional
    Sense id: en-fluxion-en-verb-obks-tDa Disambiguation of Calculus: 37 7 11 45 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 8 11 62 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

Inflected forms

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