Definition:Differential Equation/Solution/General Solution/Historical Note
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Historical Note on General Solution to Differential Equation
The general solution to a differential equation was formerly known as the complete integral, or complete integral equation.
The Latin term used by Leonhard Paul Euler was æquatio integralis completa.
However, the term integral equation is now used to mean something completely different, and should not be used in this context.
Sources
- 1926: E.L. Ince: Ordinary Differential Equations ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text I$: Introductory: $\S 1.2$ Genesis of an Ordinary Differential Equation (footnote $\ddagger$)