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Tche•by•cheff' equa"tion
Pronunciation: (chu-bu-shôf'), [key] Math.
a differential equation of the form (1 -
x2)
d2y/dx2 -
x dy/dx +
n2y = 0, where
n is any nonnegative integer. Also called
Chebyshev equation. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.