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Jacobian definition

Ja·co·bian (jə kō′bē ən)

noun

Math. a determinant whose elements are the first, partial derivatives of a finite number of functions of the same number of variables, with the elements in each row being the derivatives of the same function with respect to each of the variables

Etymology: after Karl G. J. Jakobi (1804-51), Ger mathematician

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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