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differential equation

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables
dif-fer-en-tial e-qua-tion
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An equation involving the derivatives of a function.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

differential equations (plural)

Derived Forms

DE

Phrases

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

Questions

What does differential equation mean?
An equation involving the derivatives of a function.
Where does differential equation come from?
First appears c. 1704 in the publications of Charles Hayes. Calque of Latin aequatio differentialis, which was coined by Leibniz in 1676.

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