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Equation vs Polytrope - What's the difference?

equation | polytrope |

As nouns the difference between equation and polytrope

is that equation is equation (assertion) while polytrope is (mathematics) a particular solution to an equation concerning self-gravitating, polytropic fluid.

equation

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (senseid)(mathematics) An assertion that two expressions are equal, expressed by writing the two expressions separated by an equal sign; from which one is to determine a particular quantity.
  • (astronomy) A small correction to observed values to remove the effects of systematic errors in an observation.
  • Derived terms

    (Derived terms) * algebraic equation * Arrhenius equation * chemical equation * differential equation * Diophantine equation * Drake equation * integral equation * Kepler's equation * Lagrange's equations * linear equation * Navier-Stokes equation * parametric equation * partial differential equation * Pell's equation * personal equation * polynomial equation * quadratic equation * * Van der Waals equation * wave equation

    polytrope

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia polytrope) (en noun)
  • (mathematics) A particular solution to an equation concerning self-gravitating, polytropic fluid