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wave equation

noun

Definition of wave equation

: a partial differential equation of the second order whose solutions describe wave phenomena

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 The wave equation presented by Schrödinger the previous year, Born said, was basically a piece of mathematical machinery for calculating the chances of observing a particular outcome in an experiment. — Quanta Magazine, "Mysterious Quantum Rule Reconstructed From Scratch," 13 Feb. 2019

First Known Use of wave equation

1926, in the meaning defined above

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