>tfw can't understand what derivatives are

>>8871736
let me help you

derivatives are a spectrum

>>8871736
Jesus fuck kid just Google it
Hint
Slope, line, and area between line and x axis of graphs on a Cartesian plane are all related

>>8871736
The slope of a tangent line on a given interval of a curve

>>8871736
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vKqVkMQHKk&t=148s

:^)

>>8871742
This op, the tangent "derives" from the point on the curve.

>>8871751
>>8871751
>>8871742
Nice try
It's the best expression/equation for an infinite series of infinitesimal points' tangents which each is the average of the 2 nearest infinitesimal points' tangents
>>8871746
>>8871742
Hmmm y=2x has no curves
By your logic it has no derivative

>>8871738
He's asking what it is, not what he's on.

>>8871736
Slope of a curve at any point on that curve.

>>8871753
It has no curves because it is a line. The slope of a line is given by the coefficient of x. So the "derivative" would be 2 because the slope is 2.

Surely OP is talking about derivatives in terms of calculus, not pre-algebra/reading

>>8871768
>in terms of calculus
A derivative is inheritally calculus.
You can take the derivative of 6 and it's still calculus.

>>8871736
>derivatives
commoditized fraud

MIT open course ware got you covered. Just go to YouTube search for Gilbert strang MIT opencourseware.

>>8871736
Derivatives: a functional representation of slope values g(x) for every existing ordered pair within a given function f(x)

>>8871753
y = 2x is as much a curve as y = x^2. The word is not just common English, it actually has a precise mathematical definition...