Partial Symbol

Symbol Format Data
Code Point
U+2202
TeX
\partial
SVG
All symbols

Usage

The partial symbol is used in calculus to represent a partial differential. The symbols replaces the latin small letter d when referencing partial differentials in multi-variable calculus. Typically, the symbol is used in an expression like this:

In plain language, this expression represents the derivative of the function with respect to the variable .

Related

d

The Latin letter d.

Links

Derivative

The derivative is one of the main operators in calculus.