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wronskian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wron-skian
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A determinant that is related to the linear independence of a set of solutions of a linear differential equation.

Etymology

Coined by Thomas Muir in 1884 from Polish Wronski + -an. Named in honour of Józef Hoene-Wroński who introduced the concept in 1812.

Inflected Forms

Wronskians (plural)

Questions

What does wronskian mean?
A determinant that is related to the linear independence of a set of solutions of a linear differential equation.
Where does wronskian come from?
Coined by Thomas Muir in 1884 from Polish Wronski + -an. Named in honour of Józef Hoene-Wroński who introduced the concept in 1812.

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