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Re:Vanilla Prime: A simpler, more sustainable way of web dev... by gorjusborg on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @09:06AM (#41367096)
In mathematics, if f is a function, f' (pronounced eff prime) is a modified/different but related function.

I think the name already acknowledges it isn't quite vanilla.

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Re:Vanilla Prime: A simpler, more sustainable way of web dev... by ofrzeta on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @10:49AM (#41368180)
Usually f'(x) denotes the differential of f(x), doesn't it?
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Re:Vanilla Prime: A simpler, more sustainable way of web dev... by gorjusborg on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @12:54PM (#41369784)
Prime doesn't necessarily need to denote anything specific, but often means 'different, but related'. It is common to use prime notation to reflect a derivative function in calculus, but like most things it depends on context.
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Re:Vanilla Prime: A simpler, more sustainable way of web dev... by mhuffman on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @03:17PM (#41371706)
It was Lagrange's notation, I believe. As opposed to Leibniz's notation which is the dy/dx notation that is all the rage now.
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Re:Vanilla Prime: A simpler, more sustainable way of web dev... by morrvs on Tuesday August 27, 2024 @09:17AM (#41367211)
Now that's a cool accident... thanks for sharing :)
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