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  2. Characteristic function (probability theory) - Wikipedia

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    a function of t, determines the behavior and properties of the probability distribution of X. It is equivalent to a probability density function or cumulative distribution function, since knowing one of these functions allows computation of the others, but they provide different insights into the features of the random variable. In particular ...

  3. Subadditivity - Wikipedia

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    A subadditive function is a function:, having a domain A and an ordered codomain B that are both closed under addition, with the following property: ,, (+) + (). An example is the square root function, having the non-negative real numbers as domain and codomain: since ∀ x , y ≥ 0 {\displaystyle \forall x,y\geq 0} we have: x + y ≤ x + y ...

  4. Square (algebra) - Wikipedia

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    55, or 5 2 (5 squared), can be shown graphically using a square. Each block represents one unit, 11, and the entire square represents 55, or the area of the square. In mathematics, a square is the result of multiplying a number by itself. The verb "to square" is used to denote this operation.

  5. Square number - Wikipedia

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    The sum of the first odd integers, beginning with one, is a perfect square: 1, 1 + 3, 1 + 3 + 5, 1 + 3 + 5 + 7, etc. This explains Galileo's law of odd numbers : if a body falling from rest covers one unit of distance in the first arbitrary time interval, it covers 3, 5, 7, etc., units of distance in subsequent time intervals of the same length.

  6. Quadratic equation - Wikipedia

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    Because (a + 1) 2 = a, a + 1 is the unique solution of the quadratic equation x 2 + a = 0. On the other hand, the polynomial x 2 + ax + 1 is irreducible over F 4, but it splits over F 16, where it has the two roots ab and ab + a, where b is a root of x 2 + x + a in F 16. This is a special case of Artin–Schreier theory.

  7. Expected value - Wikipedia

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    Law of the unconscious statistician: The expected value of a measurable function of , (), given that has a probability density function (), is given by the inner product of and : [34] ⁡ [()] = (). This formula also holds in multidimensional case, when g {\displaystyle g} is a function of several random variables, and f {\displaystyle f} is ...

  8. Sum of squares - Wikipedia

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    Hilbert's seventeenth problem on characterizing the polynomials with non-negative values as sums of squares; Sum-of-squares optimization, nonlinear programming with polynomial SOS constraints; The sum of squared dimensions of a finite group's pairwise nonequivalent complex representations is equal to cardinality of that group.

  9. Euler's totient function - Wikipedia

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    In other words, it is the number of integers k in the range 1 ≤ k ≤ n for which the greatest common divisor gcd(n, k) is equal to 1. [2] [3] The integers k of this form are sometimes referred to as totatives of n. For example, the totatives of n = 9 are the six numbers 1, 2, 4, 5, 7 and 8.