partial differential

American

noun

Mathematics.

an expression obtained from a given function of several variables by taking the partial derivative with respect to one of the variables and multiplying by the increment in that variable.

Etymology

Origin of partial differential

First recorded in 1810–20

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In a study published in Nature Machine Intelligence, Sandia National Laboratories computational neuroscientists Brad Theilman and Brad Aimone introduced a new algorithm that allows neuromorphic hardware to solve partial differential equations, or PDEs -- the mathematical foundation for modeling phenomena such as fluid dynamics, electromagnetic fields and structural mechanics.

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Partial differential equations are essential for simulating real world systems.

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The work brings together ideas from complex analysis, partial differential equations, and geometric function theory.

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So at age 40, he opened a storefront office in a Long Island strip mall and set about proving that trading commodities, currencies, stocks and bonds could be nearly as predictable as calculus and partial differential equations.

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For the proof-of-principle demonstration, the memristor solved static and time-evolving partial differential equations, Navier-Stokes equations, and magnetohydrodynamics problems.

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