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order (of a PDE)

The highest order of any partial derivative appearing in the equation.

The order of a PDE is the order of its highest-order partial derivative, regardless of any lower-order derivatives also present.

Examples

$u_t = k u_{xx}$ is second order, even though $u_t$ is only first order.