Characteristic equation may refer to:
- Characteristic equation (calculus), used to solve linear differential equations
- Characteristic equation, the equation obtained by equating to zero the characteristic polynomial of a matrix or of a linear mapping
- Method of characteristics, a technique for solving partial differential equations
See also
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