Meanings
plural criticoids
- obsoletemathematicsAn invariant function of a differential equation
These criticoids are obtained in consequence of the analogy between the linear transformation of a quotic in one variable and the factorial transformation of a quotoid in one dependent and one independent variable.
1871, The London, Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science
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