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Concept type
Linear approximation
Carrier(s)
normed vector spaces V and W
point x in the function domain
Data
continuous linear map Dfx:V→W
Axioms / constraints
∥f(x+h)−f(x)−Dfx(h)∥/∥h∥→0 as h→0
Canonically induces
directional derivatives when composed with directions
Notes
This node uses the Fréchet derivative. One-variable derivatives and Jacobian matrices are special presentations; weaker directional or Gâteaux derivatives need not imply Fréchet differentiability.
This is an authored directed relation from the source endpoint to the target endpoint.
Relation ID
differentiable_function_to_derivative
Relation type
Canonical construction canonical-construction
Direction
source → target
Endpoint roles
source: Canonically constructs; target: Canonically constructed from
Authored annotation
take the first-order linearization
Authored explanation
At each point of a differentiable function, the defining first-order approximation determines a unique continuous linear derivative.
How to interpret this relation type
Apply a standard functorial or canonical construction whose output is not merely a reduct of the input and is not generally an equivalent presentation of the same object.