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  2. Manifold - Wikipedia

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    may be covered by an atlas of six charts: the plane z = 0 divides the sphere into two half spheres (z > 0 and z < 0), which may both be mapped on the disc x 2 + y 2 < 1 by the projection on the xy plane of coordinates. This provides two charts; the four other charts are provided by a similar construction with the two other coordinate planes.

  3. Help:Displaying a formula - Wikipedia

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    The sum = converges to 2. It was entered as <math display= "block" > \sum_{i=0}^\infty 2^{-i} </math> Technically, the command \displaystyle will be added to the user input (if the user input does not already contain the string \displaystyle or \align) before the TeX command is passed to the renderer. The result will be displayed in a new ...

  4. Integer partition - Wikipedia

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    2 + 2 2 + 1 + 1 1 + 1 + 1 + 1. The only partition of zero is the empty sum, having no parts. The order-dependent composition 1 + 3 is the same partition as 3 + 1, and the two distinct compositions 1 + 2 + 1 and 1 + 1 + 2 represent the same partition as 2 + 1 + 1. An individual summand in a partition is called a part.

  5. List of coordinate charts - Wikipedia

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    Coordinate charts are mathematical objects of topological manifolds, and they have multiple applications in theoretical and applied mathematics. When a differentiable structure and a metric are defined, greater structure exists, and this allows the definition of constructs such as integration and geodesics .

  6. Order of operations - Wikipedia

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    [2] [3] Thus, in the expression 1 + 2 × 3, the multiplication is performed before addition, and the expression has the value 1 + (2 × 3) = 7, and not (1 + 2) × 3 = 9. When exponents were introduced in the 16th and 17th centuries, they were given precedence over both addition and multiplication and placed as a superscript to the right of ...

  7. Glossary of mathematical symbols - Wikipedia

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    2. Denotes the additive inverse and is read as minus, the negative of, or the opposite of; for example, –2. 3. Also used in place of \ for denoting the set-theoretic complement; see \ in § Set theory. × (multiplication sign) 1. In elementary arithmetic, denotes multiplication, and is read as times; for example, 3 × 2. 2.

  8. Child Genius (American TV series) - Wikipedia

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    ROUND 1: Mathematics Each competitor has 2 and a half minutes to answer up to 10 mathematics questions (including simple operations and percentages). Players were allowed to use pencil and paper for the first minute, but not the remaining minute and a half. ROUND 2: Memory Each competitor was given a full deck of playing cards in a different ...

  9. FOIL method - Wikipedia

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    William Betz was active in the movement to reform mathematics in the United States at that time, had written many texts on elementary mathematics topics and had "devoted his life to the improvement of mathematics education". [3] Many students and educators in the US now use the word "FOIL" as a verb meaning "to expand the product of two ...