multidifferential

adjective

Pertaining to any of various constructions based on multiple differential equations or operators.

OriginEnglish differential ← Latin differentiāli ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

adjectivemultidifferential (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemathematicsPertaining to any of various constructions based on multiple differential equations or operators.

    We extended this formulation to the multidifferential ones, and consider their infinite order jet prolongation.

    2015, G. Sardanashvily, A. Zamyatin, “Deformation quantization on jet manifolds”, in arXiv

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  9. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  10. Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
  11. Proto-Italic*dis-
  12. Latindis-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  15. Proto-Italic*ferō
  16. Latinferō
  17. Latindifferō
  18. Latindifferēns
  19. Latindifferentia
  20. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  21. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  22. Latindifferentiāli
  23. Englishdifferential
  24. Englishmultidifferential

From multi- + differential.

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Chicago

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