Is there a difference between $d/(dx)[f(x)]$ and $(df(x))/(dx)$ ?

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Is there a difference between $d/(dx)[f(x)]$ and $(df(x))/(dx)$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2015-09-26T19:23:28

Nope, no functional difference.

$d/(dx)[f(x)]$ simply emphasizes that it is the derivative with respect to $x$ , and that the function differentiated is $f(x)$ .

$(df(x))/(dx)$ is a more compact way of saying "the derivative of $f(x)$ with respect to $x$ ", and is more similar to $(dy)/(dx)$ , with $y = f(x)$ .

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