Jacobian
English
Etymology 1
Jacobi + -an, after Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, a German mathematician of the 19th century.
Pronunciation
- enPR: yä-kõ'-bi-un, IPA(key): /jɑːˈkəʊ.bi.ən/
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒəˈkoʊ.bi.ən/
Adjective
Jacobian (not comparable)
- Used to specify certain mathematical objects named in honour of C. G. J. Jacobi.
- The Jacobian matrix has partial derivatives as its entries.
Translations
in honor of Jacobi
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Noun
Jacobian (plural Jacobians)
- (calculus) A Jacobian matrix or its associated operator.
- (calculus) The determinant of such a matrix.
Translations
Jacobian matrix
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the determinant of the Jacobian matrix
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Further reading
Jacobian on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
Jacob + -ian
Adjective
Jacobian (comparative more Jacobian, superlative most Jacobian)
- Of or relating to the biblical Jacob.
- Synonym: Jacobic
Anagrams
- Bajocian