Differential Equation: 1st-Order in Time, 2nd-Order in Space

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what is the order of differential equation which contains first order in time and second order in space derivative?
 
it will be the order of the highest derivative (doesn't matter in respect to what variable).
In your case, it's a second order pde
 
Although it would also be perfectly acceptable to say "The differential equation is of second order in x and first order in t".
 
It is a more specific classification

But in respect to how you solve the PDE, it's only important what's the highest order.

In this matter, how would you classify [tex]u_{xt}+blabla=0[/tex], first order in time and space, or second-order in both?