Any vector with initial point yields a map D_\vec v|_a:C^\infty(\mathbb R^n)\rightarrow \mathbb R, which takes the directional derivative in the direction at : D_\vec v|_af=D_\vec vf(a)=\lim_{t\to 0}\frac {f(a+t\vec v)-f(a)}t. This operation is linear over and satisfies the product rule: D_\vec v|_a(fg)=f(a)D_\vec v|_ag+g(a)D_\vec v|_af. Conversely, if a map is linear over and satisfies the following product rule: must be a directional derivative in certain direction at ?
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