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= Solution

The <Fréchet derivative> at a point $a$ is the unique <linear map> $Df_a:\mathbb R^n\to\mathbb R^m$ such that
$$
\boxed{f(a+h)=f(a)+Df_a(h)+o(\|h\|).}
$$
The error divided by $\|h\|$ tends to zero as $h\to0$. In standard coordinates this <linear map> is represented by the <Jacobian matrix>, but the derivative itself is the map acting on increments, not merely a list of directional rates.

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