Definition:Linear Ordinary Differential Equation
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Definition
A linear ordinary differential equation is an ordinary differential equation where all dependent variables and their derivatives appear to the first power.
Neither are products of dependent variables allowed.
Also known as
A linear ordinary differential equation is frequently abbreviated to linear ODE.
Sources
- 1972: George F. Simmons: Differential Equations ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 2.10$: Linear Equations
- 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): linear differential equation