Boundary Condition (Noun)
Meaning
(mathematics) a condition specified for the solution to a set of differential equations.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The boundary condition was used to specify the value of the function at the edge of the domain.
- The solution to the partial differential equation was only valid when the boundary condition was applied at the boundary of the computational domain.
- The numerical method used to solve the heat equation required a boundary condition to be specified at the surface of the object.
- In order to solve the wave equation, the researcher had to impose a boundary condition at the ends of the wire.
- The boundary condition was necessary to uniquely determine the solution to the system of differential equations describing the behavior of the electrical circuit.