Partial Differential Equation
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A partial differential equation is an equation involving a function and its partial derivatives.
Partial differential equation is a college-level concept that would be first encountered in a differential equations course.
Prerequisites
| Derivative: | A derivative is the infinitesimal rate of change in a function with respect to one of its parameters. |
| Differential Equation: | A differential equation is an equation that involves the derivatives of a function as well as the function itself. |
| Partial Derivative: | A partial derivative is a derivative of a multivariate function in which all but one of the variables are held fixed during the differentiation. |