The minerals are present in small amounts in food and as a function of body weight as well.

矿物质,在食物中所占比例非常小,在体重中所占比例也非常小

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One way to think about this intuitively if the derivative is very large the function is changing quickly, and therefore we want to take small steps.

关于这个方法很直观的一点想法是,如果导数非常大,函数也就变化的非常快，因此我们想一小步一小步的来。

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They're small molecules that - whose principal function in the body is to carry signals from one cell in the nervous system to another.

它们都是小分子,在体内主要功能是在,神经系统内将信号,从一个细胞传导到另一个细胞

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