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Logarithmic derivative : ウィキペディア英語版
Logarithmic derivative

In mathematics, specifically in calculus and complex analysis, the logarithmic derivative of a function ''f'' is defined by the formula
: \frac \!
where f' is the derivative of ''f''. Intuitively, this is the infinitesimal relative change in ''f''; that is, the infinitesimal absolute change in ''f,'' namely f', scaled by the current value of ''f.''
When ''f'' is a function ''f''(''x'') of a real variable ''x'', and takes real, strictly positive values, this is equal to the derivative of ln(''f''), or the natural logarithm of ''f''. This follows directly from the chain rule.
==Basic properties==
Many properties of the real logarithm also apply to the logarithmic derivative, even when the function does ''not'' take values in the positive reals. For example, since the logarithm of a product is the sum of the logarithms of the factors, we have
: (\log uv)' = (\log u + \log v)' = (\log u)' + (\log v)' .\!
So for positive-real-valued functions, the logarithmic derivative of a product is the sum of the logarithmic derivatives of the factors. But we can also use the Leibniz law for the derivative of a product to get
: \frac = \frac = \frac + \frac .\!
Thus, it is true for ''any'' function that the logarithmic derivative of a product is the sum of the logarithmic derivatives of the factors (when they are defined).
A corollary to this is that the logarithmic derivative of the reciprocal of a function is the negation of the logarithmic derivative of the function:
: \frac = \frac = -\frac ,\!
just as the logarithm of the reciprocal of a positive real number is the negation of the logarithm of the number.
More generally, the logarithmic derivative of a quotient is the difference of the logarithmic derivatives of the dividend and the divisor:
: \frac = \frac = \frac - \frac ,\!
just as the logarithm of a quotient is the difference of the logarithms of the dividend and the divisor.
Generalising in another direction, the logarithmic derivative of a power (with constant real exponent) is the product of the exponent and the logarithmic derivative of the base:
: \fracu'} ,\!
just as the logarithm of a power is the product of the exponent and the logarithm of the base.
In summary, both derivatives and logarithms have a product rule, a reciprocal rule, a quotient rule, and a power rule (compare the list of logarithmic identities); each pair of rules is related through the logarithmic derivative.

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