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An equation involving the derivatives of a function of only one independent variable.
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Ordinary differential equation — In mathematics, an ordinary differential equation (or ODE) is a relation that contains functions of only one independent variable, and one or more of their derivatives with respect to that variable. A simple example is Newton s second law of… … Wikipedia
ordinary differential equation — Math. an equation containing derivatives but not partial derivatives. Cf. partial differential equation. * * * Equation containing derivatives of a function of a single variable. Its order is the order of the highest derivative it contains (e.g … Universalium
ordinary differential equation — noun : differential equation * * * Math. an equation containing derivatives but not partial derivatives. Cf. partial differential equation … Useful english dictionary
differential equation — n. Math. any equation containing a derivative: such an equation is called an ordinary differential equation if it has only one independent variable and a partial differential equation if it has more than one independent variable … English World dictionary
Differential equation — Not to be confused with Difference equation. Visualization of heat transfer in a pump casing, created by solving the heat equation. Heat is being generated internally in the casing and being cooled at the boundary, providing a steady state… … Wikipedia
differential equation — Math. an equation involving differentials or derivatives. [1755 65] * * * Mathematical statement that contains one or more derivatives. It states a relationship involving the rates of change of continuously changing quantities modeled by… … Universalium
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
Stochastic differential equation — A stochastic differential equation (SDE) is a differential equation in which one or more of the terms is a stochastic process, thus resulting in a solution which is itself a stochastic process. SDE are used to model diverse phenomena such as… … Wikipedia
Matrix differential equation — A differential equation is a mathematical equation for an unknown function of one or several variables that relates the values of the function itself and of its derivatives of various orders. A matrix differential equation is one containing more… … Wikipedia
Linear differential equation — In mathematics, a linear differential equation is a differential equation of the form: Ly = f ,where the differential operator L is a linear operator, y is the unknown function, and the right hand side fnof; is a given function (called the source … Wikipedia
