

Dt
Details and Options

- Dt[f,x1,…,Constants->{c1,…}] specifies that the ci are constants, which have zero total derivative.
- Symbols with attribute Constant are taken to be constants, with zero total derivative.
- If an object is specified to be a constant, then all functions with that object as a head are also taken to be constants.
- All quantities not explicitly specified as constants are assumed to depend on the xi.
- You can specify total derivatives by assigning values to Dt[f], etc.
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (4)
Scope (4)
Options (3)
Constants (3)
Specify that is constant with respect to
:
Specify that and
are constant with respect to
:
Use TagSet to specify a constant:
Tech Notes
Related Guides
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History
Introduced in 1988 (1.0)
Text
Wolfram Research (1988), Dt, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Dt.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 1988. "Dt." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Dt.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (1988). Dt. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Dt.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_dt, author="Wolfram Research", title="{Dt}", year="1988", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Dt.html}", note=[Accessed: 12-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_dt, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={Dt}, year={1988}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/Dt.html}, note=[Accessed: 12-August-2025]}