English Explanatory Dictionary

differential equation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An equation involving the derivatives of a function.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

differential equation differential equations

Etymology

First appears c. 1704 in the publications of Charles Hayes. Calque of Latin aequatio differentialis, which was coined by Leibniz in 1676.

Derived words

DE delay differential equation diff EQ ordinary differential equation partial differential equation stochastic differential equation
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