Dependent and independent variablesDependent and independent variables are variables in mathematical modeling, statistical modeling and experimental sciences. Dependent variables are studied under the supposition or demand that they depend, by some law or rule (e.g., by a mathematical function), on the values of other variables. Independent variables, in turn, are not seen as depending on any other variable in the scope of the experiment in question. In this sense, some common independent variables are time, space, density, mass, fluid flow rate, and previous values of some observed value of interest (e.
Anchor modelingAnchor modeling is an agile database modeling technique suited for information that changes over time both in structure and content. It provides a graphical notation used for conceptual modeling similar to that of entity-relationship modeling, with extensions for working with temporal data. The modeling technique involves four modeling constructs: the anchor, attribute, tie and knot, each capturing different aspects of the domain being modeled. The resulting models can be translated to physical database designs using formalized rules.
Histoire du calcul infinitésimalL'histoire du calcul infinitésimal remonte à l'Antiquité. Sa création est liée à une polémique entre deux mathématiciens : Isaac Newton et Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Néanmoins, on retrouve chez des mathématiciens plus anciens les prémices de ce type de calcul : Archimède, Thābit ibn Qurra, Pierre de Fermat et Isaac Barrow notamment. La notion de nombre dérivé a vu le jour au dans les écrits de Leibniz et de Newton qui le nomme fluxion et qui le définit comme « le quotient ultime de deux accroissements évanescents ».
