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partial differential equation
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noun Mathematics.
a differential equation containing partial derivatives.
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Origin of partial differential equation
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby partial differential equation
parti, partial, partial-birth abortion, partial derivative, partial differential, partial differential equation, partial differentiation, partial eclipse, partial fraction, partiality, partialize
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