# Ordinary differential equation

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## [Ordinary differential equation](https://ocme.evemisslab.com/en/atlas/atlas-ordinary-differential-equation/)

An ordinary differential equation relates an unknown single-variable function and finitely many derivatives; candidate residual checks are not existence or uniqueness theorems.

atlas-ordinary-differential-equation · canonical_mko

[Ordinary differential equation](https://ocme.evemisslab.com/en/mko/mko-ordinary-differential-equation/)

## Prerequisite nodes


- [Real derivatives at a point and finite difference quotients](https://ocme.evemisslab.com/en/atlas/atlas-derivative/)
- [Function mapping](https://ocme.evemisslab.com/en/atlas/atlas-function-mapping/)
- [Equation](https://ocme.evemisslab.com/en/atlas/atlas-equation/)