Fluent

Newton's term for a variable in his method of fluxions (differential calculus).

See also

Calculus, Fluxion

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References

Newton, I. Methodus fluxionum et serierum infinitarum. 1664-1671.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Fluent." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Fluent.html

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