While thereâs no doubt asbestos exposure is the leading cause of pleural plaque, both asbestos groups are equally capable of bringing on this situation. This issue is not like other asbestos-exposure issues where one fiber classification is known to be far more dangerous than the other.
differentiation. n. 1. the act, process, or result of differentiating. 2. (Mathematics) maths an operation used in calculus in which the derivative of a function or variable is determined; the inverse of integration. See integration 6.
The Definition of Differentiation. The essence of calculus is the derivative. The derivative is the instantaneous rate of change of a function with respect to one of its variables. This is equivalent to finding the slope of the tangent line to the function at a point. Let's use the view of derivatives as tangents to motivate a geometric definition of the derivative.