Laplace transform


La·place transform

noun \lə-ˈpläs-, -ˈplas-\

Definition of LAPLACE TRANSFORM

: a transformation of a function f(x) into the function that is useful especially in reducing the solution of an ordinary linear differential equation with constant coefficients to the solution of a polynomial equation

Origin of LAPLACE TRANSFORM

Pierre Simon, Marquis de Laplace
First Known Use: 1942

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