Mathematics A-Level
Initial condition
What Initial condition means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Initial condition
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A known value of the dependent variable at a specified value of the independent variable.
Topics that use Initial condition
- Integration (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Antiderivative
- Area between curves
- Area under a curve
- Definite integral
- Differential equation
- Factorisation involving a common factor
- First-Order
- Fundamental Theorem of Calculus
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