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Riccati equation

[ ri-kah-tee; Italian reek-kah-tee ]

noun

, Mathematics.
  1. a differential equation, dy/dx + fy 2 + gy + h = 0, where f, g, and h are functions of x.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Riccati equation1

Named after J. F. Riccati (1676–1754), Italian mathematician

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