differential equation

Other forms: differential equations

Definitions of differential equation

1. noun

   an equation containing differentials of a function
   types:

   Maxwell's equations

   four differential equations that summarize classical properties of electromagnetic fields

   partial differential equation

   a differential equation involving a functions of more than one variable

   Schrodinger equation, Schrodinger wave equation

   the fundamental equation of wave mechanics

   wave equation

   a differential equation that describes the passage of harmonic waves through a medium

   type of:

   equation

   a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal