| f’(x) |
f prime of x |
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Names the function and the independent variable |
| y’ |
y prime |
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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 |
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| derivative of f with respect to x” |
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Emphasizes the function's name.. |
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| $\frac {d}{dx}[f(x)]$ |
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. |