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a differential equation that involves the partial derivatives of a function of several variables
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Partial differential equation — A visualisation of a solution to the heat equation on a two dimensional plane In mathematics, partial differential equations (PDE) are a type of differential equation, i.e., a relation involving an unknown function (or functions) of several… … Wikipedia
partial differential equation — Math. a differential equation containing partial derivatives. Cf. ordinary differential equation. [1885 90] * * * In mathematics, an equation that contains partial derivatives, expressing a process of change that depends on more than one… … Universalium
partial differential equation — noun a differential equation involving a functions of more than one variable • Hypernyms: ↑differential equation … Useful english dictionary
partial differential equation — noun Date: 1845 a differential equation containing at least one partial derivative … New Collegiate Dictionary
partial differential equation — noun Mathematics an equation containing one or more partial derivatives … English new terms dictionary
Hyperbolic partial differential equation — In mathematics, a hyperbolic partial differential equation is usually a second order partial differential equation (PDE) of the form :A u {xx} + 2 B u {xy} + C u {yy} + D u x + E u y + F = 0 with: det egin{pmatrix} A B B C end{pmatrix} = A C B^2 … Wikipedia
First order partial differential equation — In mathematics, a first order partial differential equation is a partial differential equation that involves only first derivatives of the unknown function of n variables. The equation takes the form: F(x 1,ldots,x n,u,u {x 1},ldots u {x n}) =0 … Wikipedia
List of partial differential equation topics — This is a list of partial differential equation topics, by Wikipedia page. Contents 1 General topics 2 Specific partial differential equations 3 Numerical methods for PDEs 4 … Wikipedia
Parabolic partial differential equation — A parabolic partial differential equation is a type of second order partial differential equation, describing a wide family of problems in science including heat diffusion and stock option pricing. These problems, also known as evolution problems … Wikipedia
Dispersive partial differential equation — In mathematics, a dispersive partial differential equation or dispersive PDE is a partial differential equation that is dispersive. In this context, dispersion means that waves of different wavelength propagate at different phase velocities.… … Wikipedia
