Math Words That Start With D (170 Terms + Definitions)
There are 170 math words that start with D in the Mathwords dictionary — from Bernoulli Differential Equation to Variation of Parameters. The full list is below; the most looked-up D terms are at the end of the page.
Most Looked-Up D Terms
- Delta (Δ δ) — The Greek alphabet is the set of 24 letters originating from ancient Greece that are widely used as symbols for variables, constants, and…
- Distance Formula — A formula used to find the straight-line distance between two points in a coordinate plane.
- Derivatives — Dy/dx notation is a way of writing the derivative of y with respect to x, expressing how y changes as x changes.
- Decillion — The number 1 followed by 33 zeros.
- Directrices of an Ellipse — Two parallel lines located outside the ellipse, perpendicular to the major axis, such that the ratio of any point's distance to the nearer…
- Degenerate — A term describing a geometric object that has been reduced to a simpler form by pushing a definition to its extreme or boundary case.
- Diameter — Diameter of a circle or sphere is a straight line segment that passes through the center and has both endpoints on the circle or sphere.
- Derivative vs. Integral — A derivative measures the instantaneous rate of change of a function, while an integral measures the accumulated total (area) under a function.