Differential operator

In mathematics (particularly in differential calculus), a differential operator is an operator that takes a function as input, and returns a function as a result. Differential operators will differentiate the function in one or more variables. Probably the best known differential operator is differentiation itself, which is commonly written using ${\displaystyle {\tfrac {d}{dx}$ (in Leibniz's notation) and ${\displaystyle D}$ (in Euler's notation).^[1]

Related pages

• Divergence
• Laplace operator

References

1. ↑ "List of Calculus and Analysis Symbols". Math Vault. 2020-05-11. Retrieved 2020-09-15.

This short article about mathematics can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.