English Explanatory Dictionary

Laplace operator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A differential operator, denoted ∆ and defined on ℝⁿ as Δ=∑ᵢ₌₁ⁿ(∂²)/(∂x_i²), used in the modeling of wave propagation, heat flow and many other applications.

Word forms

Laplace operator Laplace operators

Synonyms

Laplacian
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