an equation containing differentials or derivatives of a function of one independent variable. A partial differential equation results from a function of more than one variable
differential equation in American English
Ancient Mathematics
any equation containing a derivative: such an equation is called an ordinary differential equation if it has only one independent variable and a partial differential equation if it has more than one independent variable
Examples of 'differential equation' in a sentence
differential equation
It was there that he began work on his first book on partial differential equations.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This entire generation of footballers get it in the neck for their conspicuous inability to solve differential equations.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He obtained his PhD in 1964 for a thesis on partial differential equations.