Jul 13, 2015 · The right question is not "What is a differential?" but "How do differentials behave?". Let me explain this by way of an analogy. Suppose I teach you all the rules for …

Jul 21, 2018 · 69 can someone please informally (but intuitively) explain what "differential form" mean? I know that there is (of course) some formalism behind it - definition and possible …

See this answer in Quora: What is the difference between derivative and differential?. In simple words, the rate of change of function is called as a derivative and differential is the actual …

Aug 17, 2020 · I have a problem understanding how to define a linear or non-linear Differential equation. These are my answers to the questions, however, my teacher's answers are not the …

Nov 3, 2016 · What bothers me is this definition is completely circular. I mean we are defining differential by differential itself. Can we define differential more precisely and rigorously? P.S. …

Jun 7, 2025 · Then one thinks of differential operators as a linear maps between such spaces. Often the space of all linear maps between two spaces is itself a vector space and so one can …

Jul 21, 2020 · It also leads to another point. The differential has a linear approximation meaning. Basically, it denotes the change in the function. If it's a scalar value function, the change would …

Jul 8, 2018 · Is the above definition of the second differential used today in mathematics? This is the question for which I will accept an answer. Can the above definition be brought into …

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Jul 26, 2015 · Among these differential equations why one is linear while other is non-linear? What is criteria to find out whether a differential equation is linear or non-linear?