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derivative
Let f be a function and let a be a point in its domain, then the derivative of f at a is defined as: limh→0⁡f(a+h)−f(a)h, when it exists and is denoted by f′(a) or ddxf(a)
partial derivative
Let U be an open subset of ℝn, and let f:U→ℝ be a function, then the partial derivative with respect to the i-th variable, xi, of f at a=(a1,…,an)∈U is defined as: limh→0⁡f(a1,…,ai+h,…,an)−f(a1,…,ai,…,an)h when it exists, and is denoted by ∂∂xif(a)