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Mathematical Equation Function Derivatives

A differential equation relates a function to its derivatives and defines the relationship between a physical quantity and its rate of change. Differential equations are important in many fields like engineering, physics, economics, and biology. While only simple differential equations can be solved with explicit formulas, properties of solutions can sometimes be determined without finding the exact form, and numerical methods using computers can approximate solutions.

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Mathematical Equation Function Derivatives

A differential equation relates a function to its derivatives and defines the relationship between a physical quantity and its rate of change. Differential equations are important in many fields like engineering, physics, economics, and biology. While only simple differential equations can be solved with explicit formulas, properties of solutions can sometimes be determined without finding the exact form, and numerical methods using computers can approximate solutions.

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A differential equation is a mathematical equation that relates some function with

its derivatives. In applications, the functions usually represent physical quantities, the derivatives
represent their rates of change, and the equation defines a relationship between the two.
Because such relations are extremely common, differential equations play a prominent role in
many disciplines including engineering, physics, economics, and biology.
In pure mathematics, differential equations are studied from several different perspectives,
mostly concerned with their solutionsthe set of functions that satisfy the equation. Only the
simplest differential equations are solvable by explicit formulas; however, some properties of
solutions of a given differential equation may be determined without finding their exact form.
If a self-contained formula for the solution is not available, the solution may be numerically
approximated using computers. The theory of dynamical systems puts emphasis on qualitative
analysis of systems described by differential equations, while manynumerical methods have
been developed to determine solutions with a given degree of accuracy.

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