CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does calculus of variations mean? 

• CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS (noun)
  The noun CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS has 1 sense:

1. the calculus of maxima and minima of definite integrals

  Familiarity information: CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS used as a noun is very rare.

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• CALCULUS OF VARIATIONS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The calculus of maxima and minima of definite integrals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("calculus of variations" is a kind of...):

calculus; infinitesimal calculus (the branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions)

Domain category:

math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)