Laplace transform

noun

La·​place transform lə-ˈpläs-  -ˈplas- 

: a transformation of a function f(x) into the function {latex}g(t) = \int_{o}^{\infty}{e^{-xt}f(x)dx}{/latex} that is useful especially in reducing the solution of an ordinary linear differential equation with constant coefficients to the solution of a polynomial equation

Word History

Etymology

Pierre Simon, Marquis de Laplace

First Known Use

1942, in the meaning defined above