The differential element or just differential of a quantity refers to an infinitesimal change in said quantity, and is defined as the limit of a change in quantity as the change approaches zero. Differentials are useful in the definitions of both derivatives and integrals; for example, the derivative of with respect to is defined as When transforming coordinates, the value of a differential element is computed using the determinant of the Jacobian matrix.
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