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Lagrange's equations

Lagrange's equations noun: a set of equations of motion of a mechanical system which relate the kinetic energy of the system to its generalized coordinates.

Noun

Lagrange's equations pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A set of equations of motion of a mechanical system which relate the kinetic energy of the system to its generalized coordinates.

Origin of Lagrange's equations

From Joseph Louis Lagrange, French mathematician and astronomer.

Questions about Lagrange's equations

What does Lagrange's equations mean?
Lagrange's equations means a set of equations of motion of a mechanical system which relate the kinetic energy of the system to its generalized coordinates.
What part of speech is Lagrange's equations?
Lagrange's equations is a noun.

Words near Lagrange's equations in the dictionary

  1. Lagrange points
  2. Lagrange polynomial
  3. Lagrange polynomials
  4. Lagrange test
  5. Lagrange's equation
  6. Lagrange's equations
  7. Lagrange's interpolation formula
  8. Lagrange's theorem
  9. Lagrange-d'Alembert principle
  10. Lagrangean
  11. Lagrangeans

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