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What is Partial Differential Equations (PDE)

Chapter 122
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
The differential equations that contain unknown multivariable functions and their partial derivatives. This is in contrast to ordinary differential equations, which deal with functions of a single variable and its derivatives. They are used to formulate problems involving functions of several variables, and are either solved by hand, or used to create a relevant computer model.
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Image Inpainting as an Evolving Topic in Image Engineering
Yu-Jin Zhang (Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, China)
Copyright: © 2015 |Pages: 11
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-5888-2.ch122
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