[chain rule] n (ca. 1847): a mathematical rule concerning the differentiation of a function of a function (as f[u(x)]) by which under suitable conditions of continuity and differentiability one function is differentiated with respect to the second function considered as an independent variable and then the second function is differentiated with respect to its independent variable
CHAIN RULE
Meaning of CHAIN RULE in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012