Jacobian
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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Jacobi + -an, after Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, a German mathematician of the 19th century.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]Jacobian (not comparable)
- Used to specify certain mathematical objects named in honour of C. G. J. Jacobi.
- The Jacobian matrix has partial derivatives as its entries.
Translations
[edit]Noun
[edit]Jacobian (plural Jacobians)
- (calculus) A Jacobian matrix or its associated operator.
- (calculus) The determinant of such a matrix.
Translations
[edit]Jacobian matrix
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the determinant of the Jacobian matrix
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Further reading
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Adjective
[edit]Jacobian (comparative more Jacobian, superlative most Jacobian)