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boundary condition

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of a set of constraints that limit the solutions of a differential equation

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

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Meaning 2

either one of the conditions that the wave function must be continuous and that its derivative must be as well, except in the case of infinite potential

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: quantum mechanics

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noun

Meaning 3

(mathematics) a condition specified for the solution to a set of differential equations

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: condition, precondition, stipulation

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Across languages

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15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: condición de contorna — boundary condition
  • Asturian: condición de frontera — boundary condition
  • Catalan: condició de frontera — boundary condition
  • Catalan: condició de contorn — boundary condition
  • Chinese Mandarin: 邊界條件 /边界条件 (biānjiè tiáojiàn) — boundary condition
  • Danish: randbetingelse — boundary condition
  • Dutch: randvoorwaarde — boundary condition
  • French: condition limite — boundary condition
  • French: condition frontière (à la) — boundary condition
  • Galician: condición de contorno — boundary condition
  • Galician: condición de fronteira — boundary condition
  • Italian: condizione al contorno — boundary condition
  • Portuguese: condição de contorno — boundary condition
  • Portuguese: condição de fronteira — boundary condition
  • Spanish: condición frontera — boundary condition