Let f: A→F be a continuous function from an open setA in a Banach space E to another Banach space F. Then the quasi-derivative of f at x0∈A is a linear transformationu: E→F with the following property: for every continuous function g: [0,1] →A with g(0)=x0 such that g′(0) ∈E exists,
If such a linear map u exists, then f is said to be quasi-differentiable at x0.
Continuity of u need not be assumed, but it follows instead from the definition of the quasi-derivative. If f is Fréchet differentiable at x0, then by the chain rule, f is also quasi-differentiable and its quasi-derivative is equal to its Fréchet derivative at x0. The converse is true provided E is finite-dimensional. Finally, if f is quasi-differentiable, then it is Gateaux differentiable and its Gateaux derivative is equal to its quasi-derivative.
References
Dieudonné, J (1969). Foundations of modern analysis. Academic Press.