partial differential equation
noun Mathematics.
a differential equation containing partial derivatives.
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Nearby words
- partial agglutinin,
- partial antigen,
- partial denture,
- partial derivative,
- partial differential,
- partial differentiation,
- partial eclipse,
- partial fraction,
- partial ophthalmoplegia,
- partial ordering
Compare ordinary differential equation.
Origin of partial differential equation
First recorded in 1885–90
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