Bernoulli equation

[ ber-noo-lee i-kwey-zhuhn, -shuhn ]

noun

1. Hydrodynamics. Bernoulli's theorem ( def 2 ).
2. Also called Ber·noul·li's dif·fer·en·tial e·qua·tion [ber-, noo, -leez dif-, uh, -, ren, -sh, uh, l i-kwey-zh, uh, n, -sh, uh, n]. Mathematics. a differential equation of the form dy + f ( x ) y = g ( x ) yn, where n is any number other than 0 or 1.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bernoulli equation¹

1915–20; Bernoulli equation ( indef 1 ) named after Daniel Bernoulli; Bernoulli equation ( indef 2 ) named after Jakob Bernoulli