What is this ( ẏ ) character called and how it is used in math?

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I know it's used in calculus, but what is it's meaning is basically what I'm asking... Thanks, for a presentation about Isaac Newton tomorrow...

2007-02-22 13:47:50 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

Usually you see it at the end of a proof. It means that the proof is over.

2007-02-23 03:29:47 · answer #1 · answered by raz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Shorthand for derivative of y, most likely.

2007-02-22 21:51:45 · answer #2 · answered by J Dunphy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋