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intervoxel
Sep22-11, 03:52 PM
What is the meaning of

\frac{\partial F(x)}{\partial(\partial f(x)/\partial x)}

in which a derivative appears in place of the variable x in the denominator?

Anyone, please?

mathman
Sep23-11, 03:45 PM
Let u = ∂f(x)/∂x. Then the expression is ∂F(x)/∂u. In order to make sense out of it you need to know F(x) and f(x).

intervoxel
Sep24-11, 07:48 PM
Thank you.