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Laplace equation

noun

, Mathematics.
  1. the second-order partial differential equation indicating that the Laplace operator operating on a given function results in zero. Compare harmonic ( def 4c ).


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Laplace equation1

First recorded in 1835–45; after P. S. Laplace

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