Jacobian

American  

[juh-kohb-ee-uhn] / dʒəˈkoʊb i ən /

noun

plural

Jacobians

1. Mathematics. a matrix whose entries are all the first-order partial derivatives of a vector-valued function, or the determinant of that matrix.

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adjective

1. Mathematics. relating to any of the mathematical concepts developed by Karl Gustav Jakob Jacobi.

Jacobian British  

/ dʒəˈkəʊbɪən /

noun

1. maths a function from n equations in n variables whose value at any point is the n x n determinant of the partial derivatives of those equations evaluated at that point

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Etymology

Origin of Jacobian

named after Karl Gustav Jacob Jacobi (1804–51), German mathematician.

Example Sentences

LSU’s rotation on the interior defensive line this season also includes junior Mekhi Wingo, redshirt junior Jacobian Guillory and senior West Virginia transfer Jordan Jefferson.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2023

Now we need to define the Jacobian for three variables.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

Find the Jacobian of the transformation given in Example 5.66.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

The Jacobian conjecture, a problem in algebraic geometry that was introduced in 1939 and is still unsolved, stipulates certain simple conditions that, if satisfied, enable someone to solve a series of complicated equations.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 26, 2015

The circular cylinders are exactly analogous with our planetary spheroids, and the elliptic ones with the Jacobian ellipsoids.

From Darwin and Modern Science by Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles)