"differential operator" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: differential operators [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} differential operator (plural differential operators)
  1. (mathematics, mathematical analysis) An operator defined as a function of the differentiation operator (the operator which maps functions to their derivatives). Wikipedia link: differential operator Categories (topical): Functions, Mathematical analysis, Mathematics Hyponyms: Laplace operator, Laplacian, d'Alembert operator, d'Alembertian Related terms: partial differential operator, pseudodifferential operator Translations (mathematics: an operator defined as a function of the differentiation operator): 微分算子 (wēifēn suànzǐ) (Chinese Mandarin)

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