In mathematics and particularly in dynamical systems, an initial condition is the initial value (often at time t = 0 {\displaystyle t=0} ) of a differential equation, difference equation, or other "time"-dependent equation which evolves in time. The most fundamental case, an ordinary differential equation of order k (the number of derivatives in the equation), generally requires k initial conditions to trace the equation's evolution through time.
In mathematics and particularly in dynamical systems, an initial condition is the initial value (often at time t = 0 {\displaystyle t=0} ) of a differential equation, difference equation, or other "time"-dependent equation which evolves in time. The most fundamental case, an ordinary differential equation of order k (the number of derivatives in the equation), generally requires k initial conditions to trace the equation's evolution through time.
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