Derivative Alignment Chart

\frac{df}{dx} LAWFUL GOOD f' NEUTRAL GOOD \frac{\Delta f}{\Delta x} CHAOTIC GOOD \frac{d}{dx}f(x) LAWFUL NEUTRAL f'(x) TRUE NEUTRAL f^{(1)}(x) CHAOTIC NEUTRAL \lim_{h\to0}\frac{f(x+h)-f(x)}{h} LAWFUL EVIL Df NEUTRAL EVIL \dot{f} CHAOTIC EVIL

A 3×3 alignment chart ranks different notations for derivatives from lawful good to chaotic evil. The joke treats mathematically equivalent derivative notation as if each style had a moral alignment, with the most formal limit definition labeled lawful evil and the dot notation labeled chaotic evil. EN: A 3×3 alignment chart ranks different notations for derivatives from lawful good to chaotic evil. The joke treats mathematically equivalent derivative notation as if each style had a moral alignment, with the most formal limit definition labeled lawful evil and the dot notation labeled chaotic evil.

• @beobanka / 16050 2022-03-19