• ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org
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      10 months ago

      Oh, I was thinking of it as 𝑦 = 𝑒𝑥 or 𝑥 = ln 𝑦, whose derivative in respect to 𝑦 is 𝑥 = 1/𝑦 (for 𝑦 > 0) or 𝑦 = 1/𝑥 (for 𝑥 > 0). Your interpretation is that the 𝑦-axis is non-existent or named differently, which is why I’d prefer the joke to say d/d𝑡 for less ambiguity, as @anothercatgirl suggested.

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          10 months ago

          The general form would be implicit differentiation! d/dx dx/dy e^x = e^x dx/dy