Meanings
adjectivepseudodifferential (not comparable)
- not comparablemathematicsDescribing an extension to differential calculus that deals with Fourier transforms and similar structures.
Origin
- Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
- Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
- Middle Englishpseudo-
- Englishpseudo-
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
- Proto-Indo-European*d(w)is-
- Proto-Italic*dis-
- Latindis-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
- Proto-Italic*ferō
- Latinferō
- Latindifferō
- Latindifferēns
- Latindifferentia
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Latindifferentiāli
- Englishdifferential
- Englishpseudodifferential
From pseudo- + differential.
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APA
pseudodifferential. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudodifferential
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“pseudodifferential.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudodifferential. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pseudodifferential,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pseudodifferential.
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