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\( h \)

Short Description

This is the symbol for a step size in the input of a function. It is used when calculating a derivative by definition.

Medium Description

This is the symbol for a step size in the input of a function. It is used when calculating a derivative by definition. Graphically, it is the distance between two points in the input dimension.

Long Description

The symbol \(h\) represents a step size in the input of a function. It is used when calculating a derivative by definition. Graphically, it is the distance between two points in the input dimension. A demonstration can be seen in the following figure:

A graph showing two points on a cubic. The cubic is on an x,y plane. The distance between those two points in the x axis is labeled h.