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scipy.interpolate.BPoly.derivative

BPoly.derivative(nu=1)[source]

Construct a new piecewise polynomial representing the derivative.

Parameters:

nu : int, optional

Order of derivative to evaluate. Default is 1, i.e. compute the first derivative. If negative, the antiderivative is returned.

Returns:

bp : BPoly

Piecewise polynomial of order k - nu representing the derivative of this polynomial.