jacobian
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Jacobian or Jacobian determinant (dʒəˈkəʊbɪən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| maths a function from n equations in n variables whose value at any point is the n x n determinant of the partial derivatives of those equations evaluated at that point | |
| [named after Karl Gustav Jacob Jacobi (1804--51), German mathematician.] | |
| Jacobian determinant or Jacobian determinant | |
| —n | |
| [named after Karl Gustav Jacob Jacobi (1804--51), German mathematician.] | |
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