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  2. Glossary of mathematical jargon - Wikipedia

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    Depending on authors, the term "maps" or the term "functions" may be reserved for specific kinds of functions or morphisms (e.g., function as an analytic term and map as a general term). mathematics See mathematics. multivalued A "multivalued function” from a set A to a set B is a function from A to the subsets of B.

  3. Innumeracy (book) - Wikipedia

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    Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences is a 1988 book by mathematician John Allen Paulos about innumeracy (deficiency of numeracy) as the mathematical equivalent of illiteracy: incompetence with numbers rather than words. Innumeracy is a problem with many otherwise educated and knowledgeable people.

  4. Glossary of areas of mathematics - Wikipedia

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    Also called infinitesimal calculus A foundation of calculus, first developed in the 17th century, that makes use of infinitesimal numbers. Calculus of moving surfaces an extension of the theory of tensor calculus to include deforming manifolds. Calculus of variations the field dedicated to maximizing or minimizing functionals. It used to be called functional calculus. Catastrophe theory a ...

  5. The last of the non-avian dinosaurs died 66 million years ago in the course of the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, whereas the earliest members of the genus Homo (humans) evolved between 2.3 and 2.4 million years ago. This places a 63-million-year expanse of time between the last non-avian dinosaurs and the earliest humans.

  6. List of mathematical abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Re – real part of a complex number. [2] (Also written.) resp – respectively. RHS – right-hand side of an equation. rk – rank. (Also written as rank.) RMS, rms – root mean square. rng – non-unital ring. rot – rotor of a vector field. (Also written as curl.) rowsp – row space of a matrix. RTP – required to prove.

  7. Mathematical Excursions - Wikipedia

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    The book is written for a general audience, [1] and is intended to spark the interest of high school students in mathematics. [4] In general, only high school levels of algebra and geometry are needed to appreciate the book and solve its problems. [ 1 ]

  8. Glossary of mathematical symbols - Wikipedia

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    2. Between two groups, may mean that the first one is a subgroup of the second one. ≥ 1. Means "greater than or equal to". That is, whatever A and B are, A ≥ B is equivalent to A > B or A = B. 2. Between two groups, may mean that the second one is a subgroup of the first one. 1.

  9. Abuse of notation - Wikipedia

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    Many mathematical objects consist of a set, often called the underlying set, equipped with some additional structure, such as a mathematical operation or a topology.It is a common abuse of notation to use the same notation for the underlying set and the structured object (a phenomenon known as suppression of parameters [3]).