On Saturday, April 20, 2013 2:03:07 PM UTC-4, ManDay wrote:

> I'd like to be able to derive in the following manner:
>
> x = var( "x" );
> J = function( "g",x );
> f = function( "f",g );
>
> # like so
>
> x1 = var( "x1" );
>
> f.diff( J( x1 ) );
>
> which is the functional f derivate with respect to the value of J at x1. 
> Is this possible in a fashion at least similar to what I demonstrate above? 
> I'm not understanding enough of the internal workings of symbolic 
> expressions to modify "diff" so that it would do what I suggest, perhaps 
> someone has a clever idea.
>
> Thanks.
>

How do you see this as being different than a substitution?
 

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