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jacobian — jəˈkōbēən, yə noun also jacobian determinant ( s) Usage: usually capitalized J Etymology: K.G.J. Jacobi died 1851 German mathematician + English an : a determinant in which the elements of the first column are the pa … Useful english dictionary
Jacobian — [jə kō′bē ən] n. 〚after Karl G. J. Jakobi (1804 51), Ger mathematician〛 Math. a determinant whose elements are the first, partial derivatives of a finite number of functions of the same number of variables, with the elements in each row being the … Universalium
Jacobian — [jə kō′bē ən] n. [after Karl G. J. Jakobi (1804 51), Ger mathematician] Math. a determinant whose elements are the first, partial derivatives of a finite number of functions of the same number of variables, with the elements in each row being the … English World dictionary
Jacobian — noun Etymology: K. G. J. Jacobi died 1851 German mathematician Date: 1881 a determinant which is defined for a finite number of functions of the same number of variables and in which each row consists of the first partial derivatives of the same… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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