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2.11 Notation for partial derivatives

We sometimes write partial derivatives as subscripts

fx=fxandfy=fy.f_{x}={{\partial f}\over{\partial x}}\quad{\hbox{and}}\quad f_{y}={{\partial f% }\over{\partial y}}.