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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Etymology 2[edit]
Adjective[edit]
Jacobian (comparative more Jacobian, superlative most Jacobian)