A Piece of the Pi: mathematics explained

A Piece of the Pi: mathematics explained

The arithmetic derivative

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Richard Green
Apr 21, 2024
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Can you differentiate a number and get a nonzero answer? You can't with the usual kind of differentiation, but you can with the “arithmetic derivative”. The basic version of the arithmetic derivative takes positive integers as inputs. The only requirements are the two shown in the picture: (1) the derivative of a prime number is 1, and (2) the product r…

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