1. The state or circumstances at the beginning of a process, experiment, or mathematical problem
The initial conditions of the experiment were carefully controlled.
As condições iniciais do experimento foram cuidadosamente controladas.
2. In mathematics and physics, the values or constraints specified at the starting point of a differential equation or dynamic system
Solving this differential equation requires knowing the initial conditions.
Para resolver essa equação diferencial é necessário conhecer as condições iniciais.