# stiff equation

> differential equation for which some numerical methods are unsustainable unless the step size is extremely small even though the solution is smooth, due to terms that can lead to rapid variation in the solution

**Wikidata**: [Q29744](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q29744)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stiff_equation)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/stiff-equation


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)