Hudde’s rules

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Hudde’s rules are a set of 17th-century algebraic techniques for finding maxima, minima, and multiple roots of equations, regarded as an early contribution to the development of calculus.

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instanceOf algebraic technique
historical calculus precursor
mathematical method
appliesTo algebraic equations
polynomial equations
basedOn symbolic algebra
countryOfOrigin Dutch Republic
describedAs early contribution to the development of calculus
developedInCentury 17th century
documentedIn 17th-century mathematical correspondence
field algebra
calculus
mathematics
hasAuthor Johann Hudde NERFINISHED
hasConcept algebraic condition for extrema
algebraic criterion for multiple roots
hasMathematician Johann Hudde NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod early modern mathematics
influenced Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz NERFINISHED
Isaac Newton NERFINISHED
development of differential calculus
early infinitesimal methods
influencedBy François Viète NERFINISHED
René Descartes NERFINISHED
languageOfOriginalPublication Latin
mainSubject maxima of functions
minima of functions
multiple roots of equations
namedAfter Johann Hudde NERFINISHED
notableFor anticipating derivative-based tests for extrema
systematic algebraic treatment of multiple roots
partOf history of algebra
history of calculus
relatedTo differentiation
method of fluxions
tangent method
usedFor finding stationary points
optimization of algebraic expressions
testing for multiple roots

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