Question

What distinguishes an ordinary differential equation from other types of differential equations?

Options

• It contains partial derivatives with respect to multiple independent variables.

• It only contains linear terms of independent variables.

• It contains ordinary derivatives of one or more dependent variables with respect to a single independent variable.

• It does not involve any dependent variables.

Answer 1

An ordinary differential equation is specifically a differential equation that contains ordinary derivatives of one or more dependent variables with respect to a single independent variable.