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differential equation

differential equation noun: an equation involving the derivatives of a function.

Noun

differential equation (plural differential equations)

  1. An equation involving the derivatives of a function.

differential equation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Tagalog

differential equation in Hindi

equation involving the derivatives of a function
अवकल समीकरण avkal samīkraṇ

differential equation in Tamil

வகைக்கெழுச் சமன்பாடு, வகையீட்டுச் சமன்பாடு, நுண்ணெண்சமன்பாடு

differential equation in Kannada

ಮಾರ್ಪು ಸರಿಕೆ

differential equation in Tagalog

equation involving the derivatives of a function
tingiring tumbasan
More languagesFewer languages
differential equation in Malay
persamaan terbitan
differential equation in Thai
สมการเชิงอนุพันธ์
differential equation in Vietnamese
phương trình vi phân

Forms of differential equation

pluraldifferential equations

Origin of differential equation

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

Words formed from differential equation

Questions about differential equation

What does differential equation mean?
Differential equation means an equation involving the derivatives of a function.
What is differential equation in Hindi?
Differential equation in Hindi is अवकल समीकरण (avkal samīkraṇ). See Differential equation meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is differential equation?
Differential equation is a noun.
What is the plural of differential equation?
The plural of differential equation is differential equations.

Words near differential equation in the dictionary

  1. differentiae
  2. differential
  3. differential calculus
  4. differential diagnoses
  5. differential diagnosis
  6. differential equation
  7. differential equations
  8. differential form
  9. differential forms
  10. differential gear
  11. differential gears

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Adapted from Wiktionary: differential equation (page history and authors); differential equation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); differential equation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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