initial value problem

English

Alternative forms

• initial-value problem

Noun

initial value problem (plural initial value problems)

1. (calculus) The problem of solving an ordinary differential equation together with an initial condition (a set of specified values for the unknown function or its derivatives at some point).

Derived terms

• IVP (abbreviation)

Translations

initial-value problem

• Danish: begyndelsesværdiproblem n