English Explanatory Dictionary

mean value theorem

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The theorem that for any real-valued function that is differentiable on an interval, there is a point in that interval where the derivative of the curve equals the slope of the straight line between the graphed function values at the interval's end points.
noun
  1. Any of various theorems that saliently concern mean values.

Word forms

mean value theorem the mean value theorem mean value theorems

Synonyms

Lagrange's mean value theorem mean value theorem for derivatives

Related words

intermediate value theorem

Derived words

Cauchy's mean value theorem extended mean value theorem Gauss's mean value theorem
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