Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bessel function

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables: bessel -func-tion
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a class of functions that are solutions to a particular form of differential equation (a Bessel equation) and are typically used to describe waves in a cylindrically symmetric system.

Etymology

For Friedrich Bessel, German mathematician.

Inflected Forms

Bessel functions (plural)

Phrases

Bessel function of the first kind Bessel function of the second kind

Frequently Paired Words

Bessel function of the first kind Bessel function of the second kind

Synonyms

cylinder function

Questions

What does bessel function mean?: Any of a class of functions that are solutions to a particular form of differential equation (a Bessel equation) and are typically used to describe waves in a cylindrically symmetric system.
Where does bessel function come from?: For Friedrich Bessel, German mathematician.

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