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integral equation

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noun

Mathematics.

  1. an equation in which an integral involving a dependent variable appears.

Etymology

Origin of integral equation

First recorded in 1795–1805

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The fundamental result in this subject is that every rational integral equation has a root, a theorem which it is by no means easy to prove.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura by Various

A linear equation is a rational integral equation of the first degree in the dependent variable or variables and their derivatives.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various

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