A first order ordinary differential equation - that is, an equation that relates a function of one variable and it's first derivative in some way.
"Why Elwood, how do I find the solution to dy/dx = y/x?"
"Well that's a simple matter, Eleanor, though I know not why a woman such as yourself would have an interest in maths. That is an example of a separable first order ordinary differential equation, or separable FOODE. Rearrange to get (1/y)dy = (1/x)dx, and integrate both sides to get lny = lnx + c. You may then solve for y, yielding y = xexp(c), where c is an arbitrary constant of integration. Noting exp(c) is itself an arbitrary constant, you may simplify to y = kx. So dy/dx in that differential equation is the derivative of any straight line that passes through the origin."
"Gadzooks! It is far more elementary than I at first had imagined. Now let us get in this motor coach and ride blissfully towards the sunset."
"Well that's a simple matter, Eleanor, though I know not why a woman such as yourself would have an interest in maths. That is an example of a separable first order ordinary differential equation, or separable FOODE. Rearrange to get (1/y)dy = (1/x)dx, and integrate both sides to get lny = lnx + c. You may then solve for y, yielding y = xexp(c), where c is an arbitrary constant of integration. Noting exp(c) is itself an arbitrary constant, you may simplify to y = kx. So dy/dx in that differential equation is the derivative of any straight line that passes through the origin."
"Gadzooks! It is far more elementary than I at first had imagined. Now let us get in this motor coach and ride blissfully towards the sunset."
by Ancestral January 8, 2010
A code word for weed, use it when your mum is in the room...widely used in a group of my friends.
Usually very difficult for "the man" to decipher if its used correctly (correct use shown below).
Usually very difficult for "the man" to decipher if its used correctly (correct use shown below).
Stoner 1 "Dude, I'm starving, let's get some food"
Stoner 2 "Yeah, there's this great food shop down my road, let's go eat till we're sick"
Stoner 2 "Yeah, there's this great food shop down my road, let's go eat till we're sick"
by Ben Tricarico April 18, 2005
by blaze2222 February 4, 2009
Another word for drugs
by longshlongethan October 6, 2019
by RunkyMonkey September 18, 2019
substance used for partially consuming and then regurgitating to your young. Also used to stop the hookworm infestation.
by Mr.ExCoachBrianBrown February 5, 2008