Suppose we have a function $f:\mathbb{R}^2\rightarrow \mathbb{R} $ given and say that $$ \frac{df(x,y)}{dx}=0 $$ then of course this means that f is constant with respect to x but does that mean that f is just a constant function?
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Derivatives of functions of two variables
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No. Consider $f(x,y) = y^2+\pi$. Clearly, $$ \frac{\partial f}{\partial x} = \frac{\partial y^2}{\partial x} + 0 = 0 $$ since $y$ is also constant with respect to $x$.