criticoid

English

Noun

criticoid (plural criticoids)

1. (mathematics, obsolete) An invariant function of a differential equation
   • 1871, The London, Edinburgh and Dublin Philosophical Magazine and Journal of Science:

     These criticoids are obtained in consequence of the analogy between the linear transformation of a quotic in one variable and the factorial transformation of a quotoid in one dependent and one independent variable.

Derived terms

• cubicriticoid
• quadricriticoid