Green's function

noun

a type of function used in the analysis of inhomogeneous differential equations.

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Meanings

nounGreen's function (plural Green's functions)

plural Green's functions

  1. calculusa type of function used in the analysis of inhomogeneous differential equations.

Origin

Named after British mathematician George Green, who first developed the concept in the 1830s.

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Translations

Bulgarian фунцкия на Грийн
  • фунцкия на Грийн (funckija na Grijn)function used to analyse differential equations
Dutch Greense functie
  • Greense functiefunction used to analyse differential equations
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APA

Green's function. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Green's%20function

MLA

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Chicago

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