differential equation
noun[C]
mathematicsspecializeduk/dɪf.əˌren.ʃəl ɪˈkweɪ.ʒən/us/dɪf.əˌren.ʃəl ɪˈkweɪ.ʒən/anequation(= amathematicalstatement)thatexpressesarelationshipbetween afunction(= achangingmathematicalvalue)and one or more ofitsderivatives(=measuresof therateat which afunctionischanging):
Theywroteatextbookondifferentialequations.
Solve thefollowingdifferentialequation.
- Use thedifferentialequationto show that thisvalueof y is astationaryvalue.
- Topicstaughton thecourseincludeintegration,differentialequations, andlinearalgebra.
- Once thedifferentialequationhas beensolved,experimentaldatacan be used tofindvaluesfor theconstants.
- Engineeringmodelsusedifferentialequationstopredictthebehaviourofphysicalsystems.
Numerical relationships
- absolute maximum
- absolute minimum
- arithmetic progression
- cardinality
- decreasing
- differential
- disproportionate
- intersect
- inverse function
- inverse proportion
- linear
- linearly
- monotonic
- percent
- percentage
- prorated
- quantile
- ratio
- recursion
- trinomial