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---
title: gaussian_deriv
description: API reference for qiskit.pulse.library.gaussian_deriv
in_page_toc_min_heading_level: 1
python_api_type: function
python_api_name: qiskit.pulse.library.gaussian_deriv
---
# qiskit.pulse.library.gaussian\_deriv
<Function id="qiskit.pulse.library.gaussian_deriv" isDedicatedPage={true} github="https://github.com/qiskit/qiskit/tree/stable/0.23/qiskit/pulse/library/discrete.py" signature="gaussian_deriv(duration, amp, sigma, name=None)">
Generates unnormalized gaussian derivative [`Waveform`](qiskit.pulse.library.Waveform "qiskit.pulse.library.Waveform").
For $A=$ `amp` and $\sigma=$ `sigma` applies the midpoint sampling strategy to generate a discrete pulse sampled from the continuous function:
$$
f(x) = A\frac{(x - \mu)}{\sigma^2}\exp\left(\left(\frac{x - \mu}{2\sigma}\right)^2 \right)
$$
i.e. the derivative of the Gaussian function, with center $\mu=$ `duration/2`.
**Parameters**
* **duration** (`int`) Duration of pulse. Must be greater than zero.
* **amp** (`complex`) Pulse amplitude of corresponding Gaussian at the pulse center (`duration/2`).
* **sigma** (`float`) Width (standard deviation) of pulse.
* **name** (`Optional`\[`str`]) Name of pulse.
**Return type**
[`Waveform`](qiskit.pulse.library.Waveform "qiskit.pulse.library.waveform.Waveform")
</Function>