Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

legendre's differential equation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
leg-en-dre's d-if-fer-en-tial e-qua-tion
IPA
47
Scrabble Score
29
Letters
9
Syllables
14
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The equation that defines the Legendre polynomials: d/dx[(1-x²)d/dxP_n(x)]+n(n+1)P_n(x)=0.

Etymology

Named after French mathematician Adrien-Marie Legendre (1752–1833).

Questions

What does legendre's differential equation mean?
The equation that defines the Legendre polynomials: d/dx[(1-x²)d/dxP_n(x)]+n(n+1)P_n(x)=0.
Where does legendre's differential equation come from?
Named after French mathematician Adrien-Marie Legendre (1752–1833).

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