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  2. Newton's method - Wikipedia

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    def f (x): return x ** 2-2 # f(x) = x^2 - 2 def f_prime (x): return 2 * x # f'(x) = 2x def newtons_method (x0, f, f_prime, tolerance, epsilon, max_iterations): """Newton's method Args: x0: The initial guess f: The function whose root we are trying to find f_prime: The derivative of the function tolerance: Stop when iterations change by less ...

  3. Magic square - Wikipedia

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    The numbered squares are referred to as primary square or root square if they are filled with primary numbers or root numbers, respectively. The numbers are placed about the skew diagonal in the root square such that the middle column of the resulting root square has 0, 5, 10, 15, 20 (from bottom to top).

  4. History of mathematics - Wikipedia

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    The Sulba Sutras give methods for constructing a circle with approximately the same area as a given square, which imply several different approximations of the value of π. [128] [129] [a] In addition, they compute the square root of 2 to several decimal places, list Pythagorean triples, and give a statement of the Pythagorean theorem. [129]

  5. Histogram - Wikipedia

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    The term "histogram" was first introduced by Karl Pearson, the founder of mathematical statistics, in lectures delivered in 1892 at University College London.Pearson's term is sometimes incorrectly said to combine the Greek root γραμμα (gramma) = "figure" or "drawing" with the root ἱστορία (historia) = "inquiry" or "history".

  6. Milky Way - Wikipedia

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    The sky needs to be darker than about 20.2 magnitude per square arcsecond in order for the Milky Way to be visible. [68] It should be visible if the limiting magnitude is approximately +5.1 or better and shows a great deal of detail at +6.1. [ 69 ]

  7. Water - Wikipedia

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    Water is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula H 2 O.It is a transparent, tasteless, odorless, [c] and nearly colorless chemical substance.It is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known living organisms (in which it acts as a solvent [20]).

  8. Adelaide Park Lands - Wikipedia

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    Adelaide is a planned city, and the Adelaide Park Lands are an integral part of Colonel William Light's 1837 plan. [11] [3] Light chose a site spanning the River Torrens (known as Yatala by the Kaurna people [12]), and planned the city to fit the topography of the landscape, "on rising ground".