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In the Introduction to the Derivative video we introduce the notion of the derivative of a function and explain how the derivative captures the instantaneous rate of change of a function. In the ...

Let Fn be a free group of rank n with free basis x1, ⋯, xn. Let {y1, ⋯, yk} be a set of k ≤ n elements of Fn, where each yi is represented by a word Yi(x1, ⋯, xn) in the generators xj. Let ∂ yi/∂ xj ...