calculus of variations
calculus of variations
Definition of CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS
: a branch of mathematics concerned with applying the methods of calculus to finding the maxima and minima of a function which depends for its values on another function or a curve
First Known Use of CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS
1837
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