Using the Derivative and Prime Operators

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You can use the derivative and the prime operators for defining functions. You can then evaluate the derivative at a specific point. For example:

Derivative Operator	Prime Operator

You can also use the derivative operator to evaluate the derivative of an expression without first defining a function:

Higher Order Derivatives

You can use the derivative and the prime operators for calculating higher order derivatives.

Derivative Operator	Prime Operator
Type an integer in the exponent placeholder of the derivative operator. For example:	Insert additional prime operators. For example:

The derivative and prime operators do not compute derivatives of order greater than five. However, you can nest derivative operators within each other to compute higher order derivatives, with associated loss in accuracy for each successive order.