What is etym: [Cf. F. fluente.] (Math.) A variable quantity, considered as increasing or diminishing; - - called, in the modern calculus, the function or integral called?

fluent — Etym: [Cf. F. fluente.] (Math.) A variable quantity, considered as increasing or diminishing; - - called, in the modern calculus, the function or integral. (Webster's 1913.)

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