Ordered pairs (F, f) of real-valued functions on [0, 1] which satisfy
the condition that every perfect set M contains a dense G(delta) set K
such that F\M is differentiable to f on K are shown to play a key rol
e in several types of generalized differentiation. In particular, this
condition is utilized to prove the equivalence of selective different
iation and various forms of path differentiation under the assumption
that the derivatives involved are of Baire class 1, thereby providing
an affirmative answer, for Baire 1 selective derivatives, to a questio
n raised in [Trans. Amer. Math. Soc 283 (1984), 97-125].