Wronskian

noun

Wron·​ski·​an

ˈ(v)rä|nzkēən,

-rȯ|,

|nskēən

variants or Wronskian determinant

plural -s

: a mathematical determinant whose first row consists of n functions of x and whose following rows consist of the successive derivatives of these same functions with respect to x

Word History

Etymology

Józef Maria Wroński (Hoene-Wroński) †1853 Polish mathematician and philosopher + English -an

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