partial differential equation

noun

A differential equation that involves the partial derivatives of a function of several variables.

Meanings

nounpartial differential equation (plural partial differential equations)

plural partial differential equations · alternative PDE

  1. calculusA differential equation that involves the partial derivatives of a function of several variables.

Translations

Bulgarian частно диференциално уравнение
  • частно диференциално уравнение (častno diferencialno uravnenie)equation
Catalan equació diferencial en derivades parcials
  • equació diferencial en derivades parcialsequation
Chinese Cantonese 偏微分方程
  • 偏微分方程 (pin¹ mei⁴ fan¹ fong¹ cing⁴)equation
Chinese Mandarin 偏微分方程
  • 偏微分方程 (piān wēifēn fāngchéng, piān wéifēn fāngchéng)equation
Esperanto parta diferenciala ekvacio
  • parta diferenciala ekvacioequation
Finnish osittaisdifferentiaaliyhtälö
  • osittaisdifferentiaaliyhtälöequation
French équation différentielle aux dérivées partielles, équation aux dérivées partielles
  • équation différentielle aux dérivées partiellesequation
  • équation aux dérivées partiellesequation
German partielle Differentialgleichung
  • partielle Differentialgleichungequation
Greek μερική διαφορική εξίσωση
  • μερική διαφορική εξίσωση (merikí diaforikí exísosi)equation
Hungarian parciális differenciálegyenlet
  • parciális differenciálegyenletequation
Indonesian persamaan diferensial parsial
  • persamaan diferensial parsialequation
Italian equazione differenziale alle derivate parziali, equazione alle derivate parziali
  • equazione differenziale alle derivate parzialiequation
  • equazione alle derivate parzialiequation
Japanese 偏微分方程式
  • 偏微分方程式 (henbibun hōteishiki)equation
Korean 편미분방정식
  • 편미분방정식 (pyeonmibunbangjeongsik)equation
Latin aequātiō differentiālis partiālis
  • aequātiō differentiālis partiālisequation
Malay persamaan pembezaan separa
  • persamaan pembezaan separaequation
Polish równanie różniczkowe cząstkowe
  • równanie różniczkowe cząstkoweequation
Portuguese equação diferencial parcial, equação de derivadas parciais
  • equação diferencial parcialequation
  • equação de derivadas parciaisequation
Spanish ecuación en derivadas parciales, ecuación diferencial parcial
  • ecuación en derivadas parcialesequation
  • ecuación diferencial parcialequation
Swedish partiell differentialekvation
  • partiell differentialekvationequation
Tagalog bahaging tingiring tumbasan
  • bahaging tingiring tumbasanequation
Thai สมการเชิงอนุพันธ์ย่อย
  • สมการเชิงอนุพันธ์ย่อยequation
Vietnamese phương trình vi phân riêng phần
  • phương trình vi phân riêng phầnequation
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APA

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