Wronskian

 [rahn-skee-uhn, vrahn-]  

Wron·ski·an

   [rahn-skee-uhn, vrahn-]
noun Mathematics.
the determinant of order n associated with a set of n functions, in which the first row consists of the functions, the second row consists of the first derivatives of the functions, the third row consists of their second derivatives, and so on.
Origin:
after Józef Wroński (1778–1853), Polish mathematician; see -an
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Wronskian is always a great word to know.
So is coefficient. Does it mean:
a number or quantity placed before and multiplying another quantity, such as 3 in the expression 3x
a rational number or the limit of a sequence of rational numbers, as opposed to a complex number
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