partial differential equation

American  

noun

Mathematics.

1. a differential equation containing partial derivatives.

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Etymology

Origin of partial differential equation

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

The work brings together ideas from complex analysis, partial differential equations, and geometric function theory.

From Science Daily

By incorporating functional analysis and partial differential equation theory from mathematical analysis, this study extends previous investigations on two-dimensional fluid flows to encompass three-dimensional fluid dynamics with axial symmetry conditions.

From Science Daily

“When I got my first text on partial differential equations, I learned what love is.”

From Scientific American

Many of Caffarelli’s most celebrated results have to do with the regularity — or lack thereof — of the solutions of so-called partial differential equations.

From Scientific American

Yet, Dr. Caffarelli, 74, was able to make major progress in the understanding of partial differential equations even when complete solutions remain elusive.

From New York Times