differential equation
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Etymology edit
First appears c. 1704 in the publications of Charles Hayes. Calque of Latin aequatio differentialis, which was coined by Leibniz in 1676.
Noun edit
differential equation (plural differential equations)
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- (calculus) An equation involving the derivatives of a function.
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Translations edit
equation involving the derivatives of a function