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wave equation

second-order linear differential equation important in physics
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Summary

wave equation is a hyperbolic partial differential equation[1]. It draws 4,880 Wikipedia views per month (hyperbolic partial differential equation category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Discoverer or inventor: Jean Le Rond d'Alembert[3], Leonhard Euler[4]
  • Instance of: second order linear differential equation[5]
  • Commons category: Wave equation[6]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[7]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://math.stackexchange.com/tags/wave-equation[8], https://mathoverflow.net/tags/wave-equation[9]
  • Different from: wave function[10]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[11]

Why It Matters

wave equation has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Jean Le Rond d'Alembert Leonhard Euler

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['als', 'ar', 'bg', 'bs', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'cv', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', '
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  2. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → hyperbolic partial differential equation, second order linear differential equation
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Mathematics
    Discoverer or inventor → Jean Le Rond d'Alembert, Leonhard Euler
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