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Differentiate symbolic expression
Syntax
diff(expr)
diff(expr,v)
diff(expr, sym('v'))
diff(expr,n)
diff(expr,v,n)
diff(expr, n, v)
Description
diff(expr) differentiates a symbolic expression expr with respect to its free
variable as determined by symvar.
diff(expr,v) and diff(expr, sym('v')) differentiate expr with respect to v.
diff(expr,n) differentiates expr n times. n is a positive integer.
diff(expr,v,n) and diff(expr, n, v) differentiate expr with respect to v n
times.
Examples
Differentiate the following single-variable expression one time:
syms x;
diff(sin(x^2))The result is
ans =
2*x*cos(x^2)

Differentiate the following single-variable expression six times:
syms t;
diff(t^6,6)The result is
ans =
720

Differentiate the following expression with respect to t:
syms x t;
diff(sin(x*t^2), t)The result is
ans =
2*t*x*cos(t^2*x)See Also
int | jacobian | symvar
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