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Function φ  consists of two arbitrary constants (parameters) a, b and it is called
general solution of the given differential equation Whereas function φ1 contains no
arbitrary constants but only the particular values of the parameters a and b and hence
is called a particular solution of the given differential equation The solution which contains  arbitrary constants is called the general solution
(primitive) of the differential equation The solution free from arbitrary constants i