Laplace transform

noun

an integral transform of positive real function f(t) to a complex function F(s); given by

“F(s)=∫₀ ᪲f(t)e⁻ˢᵗ,dt.”

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Meanings

nounLaplace transform (plural Laplace transforms)

plural Laplace transforms

  1. mathematicsan integral transform of positive real function f(t) to a complex function F(s); given by

    F(s)=∫₀ ᪲f(t)e⁻ˢᵗ,dt.

Origin

Named after French polymath Pierre-Simon Laplace.

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Translations

Bulgarian трансформация на Лаплас
  • трансформация на Лаплас (transformacija na Laplas)function on positive real numbers
Catalan transformada de Laplace
  • transformada de Laplacefunction on positive real numbers
Chinese Mandarin 拉普拉斯變換 /拉普拉斯变换, 拉普拉斯轉換 /拉普拉斯转换
  • 拉普拉斯變換 /拉普拉斯变换 (Lāpǔlāsī biànhuàn)function on positive real numbers
  • 拉普拉斯轉換 /拉普拉斯转换 (Lāpǔlāsī zhuǎnhuàn)function on positive real numbers
  • 拉卜拉士變換 /拉卜拉士变换 (Lābǔlāshì biànhuàn)function on positive real numbers
Finnish Laplace-muunnos
  • Laplace-muunnosfunction on positive real numbers
French transformée de Laplace, transformation de Laplace
  • transformée de Laplacefunction on positive real numbers
  • transformation de Laplacefunction on positive real numbers
German Laplace-Transformation
  • Laplace-Transformationfunction on positive real numbers
Hindi लाप्लास रुपांतर
  • लाप्लास रुपांतर (lāplās rupāntar)function on positive real numbers
Hungarian Laplace-transzformáció
  • Laplace-transzformációfunction on positive real numbers
Icelandic Laplace-mynd, Laplace-færsla
  • Laplace-myndfunction on positive real numbers
  • Laplace-færslafunction on positive real numbers
Italian transformata di Laplace
  • transformata di Laplacefunction on positive real numbers
Japanese ラプラス変換
  • ラプラス変換 (Rapurasu henkan)function on positive real numbers
Polish transformacja Laplace'a
  • transformacja Laplace'afunction on positive real numbers
Portuguese transformação de Laplace, transformada de Laplace
  • transformação de Laplacefunction on positive real numbers
  • transformada de Laplacefunction on positive real numbers
Romanian transformată Laplace
  • transformată Laplacefunction on positive real numbers
Russian преобразова́ние Лапла́са
  • преобразова́ние Лапла́са (preobrazovánije Laplása)function on positive real numbers
Spanish transformada de Laplace
  • transformada de Laplacefunction on positive real numbers
Swedish Laplacetransform
  • Laplacetransformfunction on positive real numbers
Cite this entry
APA

Laplace transform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laplace%20transform

MLA

“Laplace transform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laplace%20transform. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Laplace transform,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laplace%20transform.

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