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Re: RE:? D[f,{x,n}]

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  • Subject: [mg25571] Re: RE:[mg25495] ? D[f,{x,n}]
  • From: "Allan Hayes" <hay at haystack.demon.co.uk>
  • Date: Sun, 8 Oct 2000 00:41:58 -0400 (EDT)
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Ted
Re your observation:

> this
> seems to prove that D[f, {x, n}]  evaluates
>   Nest[ D[#, x]&, f, n ]
> or something equivalent.

The following supports this.

x /: x^3 = a[x];

D[x^5, {x, 3}]

20*Derivative[1][a][x]

Derivative[3][Function[x, x^5]]

Function[x, 20*Derivative[1][a][x]]

But,

f[x_] := x^5;

Derivative[3][f][x]

60*x^2


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