auxiliary equation
noun Mathematics.
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Definition for auxiliary-equation (2 of 2)
characteristic equation
noun
Mathematics.
- the characteristic polynomial of a given matrix, equated to zero.
- Also called auxiliary equation. an equation with one variable and equated to zero, which is derived from a given linear differential equation and in which the coefficient and power of the variable in each term correspond to the coefficient and order of a derivative in the original equation.
Physics.
equation of state.
Origin of characteristic equation
First recorded in 1920–25