Abel's identity

proper noun

An equation expressing the Wronskian of two solutions of a homogeneous second-order linear ordinary differential equation in terms of a coefficient of the original differential equation.

Similar
Abel's formula
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

proper noun
  1. mathematicsAn equation expressing the Wronskian of two solutions of a homogeneous second-order linear ordinary differential equation in terms of a coefficient of the original differential equation.

    Synonyms: Abel's formula

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounAn equation expressing the Wronskian of two solutions of a homogeneous second-order linear ordinary differential equation in terms of a coefficient of the original differential equation.

Similar
Abel's formula
Also see
abel's formula

Origin

Proven in 1826 by Niels Henrik Abel.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

Abel's identity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abel's%20identity

MLA

“Abel's identity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abel's%20identity. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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

Source: Abel's identity on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.