====== Partial Derivative ====== A multi-variable function does not have a [[derivative]] but instead has multiple //partial derivatives//, one for each variable. The //partial derivative// is denoted by the $\frac{\partial }{\partial}$ symbol. A function with two variables $f(x,y)$ has two partial derivatives: * partial derivative with respect to $x$ = $\frac{\partial }{\partial x}f(x,y)$ * partial derivative with respect to $y$ = $\frac{\partial }{\partial y}f(x,y)$