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Why does [f(b)-f(a)]/(b-a) make sense?
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[QUOTE="Ssnow, post: 5468510, member: 555040"] Basically it is a ratio used to compare two quantities. The idea is simpler but much powerful if you think the contribute in the calculus ... You can interpret as a velocity where the function is the space and the variable the time. If you have a population, it represents the change in the time of the number of organism. Also in chemistry you can represent the change of the concentration of a substance respect the time ... [/QUOTE]
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