noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
The mathematical operation of finding a derivative. Can be used as a noun or with する to mean 'to differentiate'.
この関数を微分すると、導関数が得られる。
Differentiating this function yields its derivative.
noun
The result of differentiation; the derivative of a function. Used as a noun.
x²の微分は2xです。
The derivative of x² is 2x.