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Duffing equation

Duffing equation noun: a nonlinear second-order differential equation used to model certain damped and driven oscillators.

Noun

Duffing equation (plural Duffing equations)

  1. A nonlinear second-order differential equation used to model certain damped and driven oscillators.

Forms of Duffing equation

pluralDuffing equations

Origin of Duffing equation

Named after Georg Duffing (1861–1944).

Questions about Duffing equation

What does Duffing equation mean?
Duffing equation means a nonlinear second-order differential equation used to model certain damped and driven oscillators.
What part of speech is Duffing equation?
Duffing equation is a noun.
What is the plural of Duffing equation?
The plural of Duffing equation is Duffing equations.

Words near Duffing equation in the dictionary

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