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ordinary differential equation

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An equation involving the derivatives of a function of only one independent variable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: calculus, mathematics, sciences

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26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: ecuación diferencial ordinaria — equation
  • Bulgarian: обикновено диференциално уравнение (obiknoveno diferencialno uravnenie) — equation
  • Catalan: equació diferencial ordinària — equation
  • Chinese Cantonese: 常微分方程 (soeng4 mei4 fan1 fong1 cing4) — equation
  • Chinese: 常微分方程 (siông-bî-hun-hong-thêng, siâng-bî-hun-hong-thêng) — equation
  • Chinese Mandarin: 常微分方程 (cháng wēifēn fāngchéng, piān wéifēn fāngchéng) — equation
  • Esperanto: ordinara diferenciala ekvacio — equation
  • Finnish: tavallinen differentiaaliyhtälö — equation
  • French: équation différentielle ordinaire — equation
  • Galician: ecuación diferencial ordinaria — equation
  • German: gewöhnliche Differentialgleichung — equation
  • Hindi: साधारण अवकल समीकरण (sādhāraṇ avkal samīkraṇ) — equation
  • Indonesian: persamaan diferensial biasa — equation
  • Italian: equazione differenziale ordinaria — equation
  • Japanese: 常微分方程式 (jōbibun hōteishiki) — equation
  • Korean: 상미분방정식 (sangmibunbangjeongsik) — equation
  • Latin: aequātiō differentiālis ōrdināria — equation
  • Malay: persamaan pembezaan biasa — equation
  • Polish: równanie różniczkowe zwyczajne — equation
  • Portuguese: equação diferencial ordinária — equation
  • Serbo-Croatian: obična diferencijalna jednadžba — equation
  • Spanish: ecuación diferencial ordinaria — equation
  • Swedish: ordinär differentialekvation — equation
  • Tagalog: karaniwang tingiring tumbasan — equation
  • Thai: สมการเชิงอนุพันธ์สามัญ — equation
  • Vietnamese: phương trình vi phân thường — equation