"differential equation" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: differential equations [plural]
Etymology: First appears c. 1704 in the publications of Charles Hayes. Calque of Latin aequatio differentialis, which was coined by Leibniz in 1676. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|la|aequatio differentialis}} Calque of Latin aequatio differentialis Head templates: {{en-noun}} differential equation (plural differential equations)
  1. (calculus) An equation involving the derivatives of a function. Wikipedia link: Charles Hayes (mathematician), Leibniz, differential equation Categories (topical): Calculus Derived forms: DE, delay differential equation, diff EQ, ordinary differential equation (alt: ODE), partial differential equation (alt: PDE), stochastic differential equation Translations (equation involving the derivatives of a function): equació diferencial [feminine] (Catalan), 微分方程 (wéifēn fāngchéng) (Chinese Mandarin), 微分方程式 (wéifēn fāngchéngshì) (Chinese Mandarin), diferenciální rovnice [feminine] (Czech), differentialligning [common-gender] (Danish), differentiaalvergelijking (Dutch), diferenciala ekvacio (Esperanto), differentiaaliyhtälö (Finnish), équation différentielle [feminine] (French), Differentialgleichung [feminine] (German), differenciálegyenlet (Hungarian), equazione differenziale [feminine] (Italian), 微分方程式 (bibun hōteishiki) (Japanese), aequātiō differentiālis [feminine] (Latin), диференција́лна ра́венка (diferencijálna rávenka) [feminine] (Macedonian), differensialligning [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), differensiallikning [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), differensiallikning [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), równanie różniczkowe [neuter] (Polish), equação diferencial [feminine] (Portuguese), ecuație diferențială [feminine] (Romanian), дифференциа́льное уравне́ние (differenciálʹnoje uravnénije) [neuter] (Russian), diferencijalna jednadžba [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), диференцијална једнаџба [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), ecuación diferencial [feminine] (Spanish), differentialekvation [common-gender] (Swedish), tingiring tumbasan (Tagalog), สมการเชิงอนุพันธ์ (Thai), diferansiyel denklem (Turkish), phương trình vi phân (Vietnamese)

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      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "equation involving the derivatives of a function",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ecuație diferențială"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "differenciálʹnoje uravnénije",
      "sense": "equation involving the derivatives of a function",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "дифференциа́льное уравне́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "equation involving the derivatives of a function",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "diferencijalna jednadžba"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "equation involving the derivatives of a function",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "диференцијална једнаџба"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "equation involving the derivatives of a function",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ecuación diferencial"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "equation involving the derivatives of a function",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "differentialekvation"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "equation involving the derivatives of a function",
      "word": "tingiring tumbasan"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "equation involving the derivatives of a function",
      "word": "สมการเชิงอนุพันธ์"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "equation involving the derivatives of a function",
      "word": "diferansiyel denklem"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "equation involving the derivatives of a function",
      "word": "phương trình vi phân"
    }
  ],
  "word": "differential equation"
}

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