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daudaudaudau
Oct20-08, 07:37 PM
Hi. A quick mathematica question. If I compute a derivative using D[f[x],x], how can I assign this result to another function, e.g. I want g[x]=f'[x] using the D-notation. Thanks.
JeffNYC
Oct20-08, 08:22 PM
This what you mean?
In[1]:= j = x^2
Out[1]= x^2
In[2]:= e = D[j, x]
Out[2]= 2 x
In[3]:= f = D[e, x]
Out[3]= 2
In[4]:= ff = D[f, x]
Out[4]= 0
adriank
Oct21-08, 03:00 AM
g[x_] = D[f[x], x]
Note the underscore in g[x_].
(Alternatively, you could just do g = f')
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