Fractional change is change over initial value¶
Fractional change of a quantity is defined as ratio of the linear change of the quantity to the initial value of the quantity.
- fractional_change¶
fractional_changeof quantity \(X\).- Symbol:
e_X- Latex:
\(e_{X}\)
- Dimension:
dimensionless
- change¶
Change in the value of the quantity. See
any_quantity.- Symbol:
Delta(X)- Latex:
\(\Delta X\)
- Dimension:
any_dimension
- initial_value¶
Initial value of the quantity. See
any_quantity.- Symbol:
X- Latex:
\(X\)
- Dimension:
any_dimension
- law¶
e_X = Delta(X) / X- Latex:
- \[e_{X} = \frac{\Delta X}{X}\]