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1. (n.) fluxion
an act of flowing; flow or flux.
2. fluxion
continuous change.
3. fluxion
Math. the derivative relative to the time.
Etymology: (1535–45; < MF < LL fluxiō, for L fluctio)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) flux, fluxion
a flow or discharge
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) fluxion
the act of flowing
2. (noun) fluxion
the matter that flows
3. (noun) fluxion
fusion; the running of metals into a fluid state
4. (noun) fluxion
an unnatural or excessive flow of blood or fluid toward any organ; a determination
5. (noun) fluxion
a constantly varying indication
6. (noun) fluxion
the infinitely small increase or decrease of a variable or flowing quantity in a certain infinitely small and constant period of time; the rate of variation of a fluent; an incerement; a differential
7. (noun) fluxion
a method of analysis developed by Newton, and based on the conception of all magnitudes as generated by motion, and involving in their changes the notion of velocity or rate of change. Its results are the same as those of the differential and integral calculus, from which it differs little except in notation and logical method
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