just to make sure find the differential of = finds the derivative

>>36221265
yes differential and derivative are interchangeable jargon pretty much.
differential calculus = evaluating derivatives of functions
integral calculus = evaluating integrals (anti derivatives) of functions

>>36221355
okay thanks anon!

originitium

>>36221265
You're taking the same thing, derivative functions, just whether or not you leave it as a function or you have an X value you are computing for.

>>36221265
Don't say "find the differential of" to mean find the derivative, a differential is a related but different thing.

>>36221854
Oh? what's the difference

For context, I have a method that takes a function, and then algebraically finds the function which finds the rate of change of the original function at a point on the graph

When describing this, I said it "finds the derivative of"

I also have another method that takes in a function, and analyses the difference between to two points of a set distance apart in order to find an approximation for the rate of change of the curve between those two points

I described this method as "differentiating"

is this not correct?