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Re:Calculus for mathematicians (1997) [pdf] by bumbledraven on Thursday May 28, 2015 @03:35PM (#9620591)
Yeah. The paper says: The derivative of f at c is written f'(c). The derivative of f, written f', is the function c -> f'(c).

So the derivative (f') is the result of substituting c for x in f1. For example, if f1 = (x -> x + c) then we would have f' = (c -> c + c) = (c -> 2c).

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