Limit Notation $\lim_{\Delta x→0} \frac{f(x+\Delta x)-f(x)} {\Delta x}$ $\lim_{h→0} \frac{f(x+h)-f(x)} {h}$
f’(x) f prime of x Names the function and the independent variable
y’ y prime Nice and brief but does not name the independent variable and can get confusing if there is more than 1 function.
$\frac {dy}{dx}$ Derivative of function y with respect to a variable x just like y prime but it shows the variable as x Names both variables and uses d for derivative.
$\frac {df} {dx}$ "d dx of f at x" or "the
derivative of f with respect to x” Emphasizes the function's name..
$\frac {d}{dx}[f(x)]$ Derivative of function f with respect to a variable x just like $\frac {dy}{dx}$ but instead of y, it is f of x Emphasis that differentiation is an operation performed on f.

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