How to Use partial differential equation in a Sentence

partial differential equation

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  • Researchers are also excited to apply their techniques to understand other kinds of partial differential equations, including ones that change in both space and time.
    — Quanta Magazine, 6 Feb. 2026
  • An analytical number theorist and an expert in partial differential equations often don’t speak the same language.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The proof uses an auxiliary partial differential equation to establish Sogge’s local smoothing for waves in every spatial dimension at least two.
    — Richard Lawler, The Verge, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Deng, 37, a University of Chicago professor who grew up in the tech hub of Shenzhen, won for his progress on partial differential equations.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • The trajectory of a storm, the evolution of stock prices, the spread of disease — mathematicians can describe any phenomenon that changes in time or space using what are known as partial differential equations.
    — Quanta Magazine, 6 Feb. 2026

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