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  2. Fibonacci sequence - Wikipedia

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    the indices from present to XII (months) as Latin ordinals and Roman numerals and the numbers (of rabbit pairs) as Hindu-Arabic numerals starting with 1, 2, 3, 5 and ending with 377. The Fibonacci sequence first appears in the book Liber Abaci ( The Book of Calculation , 1202) by Fibonacci [ 16 ] [ 17 ] where it is used to calculate the growth ...

  3. Glossary of mathematical jargon - Wikipedia

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    Rigor is a cornerstone quality of mathematics, and can play an important role in preventing mathematics from degenerating into fallacies. well-behaved An object is well-behaved (in contrast with being Pathological ) if it satisfies certain prevailing regularity properties, or if it conforms to mathematical intuition (even though intuition can ...

  4. Applied mathematics - Wikipedia

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    Applied mathematics is the application of mathematical methods by different fields such as physics, engineering, medicine, biology, finance, business, computer science, and industry. Thus, applied mathematics is a combination of mathematical science and specialized knowledge.

  5. Wikipedia - Wikipedia

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    [11] [12] While the reliability of Wikipedia was frequently criticized in the 2000s, it has improved over time, receiving greater praise from the late 2010s onward [3] [13] [14] while becoming an important fact-checking site. [15] [16] Articles on breaking news are often accessed as sources for frequently updated information about those events ...

  6. Set (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    A set of polygons in an Euler diagram This set equals the one depicted above since both have the very same elements.. In mathematics, a set is a collection of different [1] things; [2] [3] [4] these things are called elements or members of the set and are typically mathematical objects of any kind: numbers, symbols, points in space, lines, other geometrical shapes, variables, or even other ...

  7. Six degrees of separation - Wikipedia

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    Their effort was named the Columbia Small World Project, and included 24,163 e-mail chains, aimed at 18 targets from 13 countries. [12] Almost 100,000 people registered, but only 384 (0.4%) reached the final target. Amongst the successful chains, while shorter lengths were more common, some reached their target after only 7, 8, 9, or 10 steps.

  8. Compound interest - Wikipedia

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    n is the compounding frequency (1: annually, 12: monthly, 52: weekly, 365: daily) [10] t is the overall length of time the interest is applied (expressed using the same time units as n, usually years). The total compound interest generated is the final amount minus the initial principal, since the final amount is equal to principal plus ...

  9. Rank (linear algebra) - Wikipedia

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    In linear algebra, the rank of a matrix A is the dimension of the vector space generated (or spanned) by its columns. [1] [2] [3] This corresponds to the maximal number of linearly independent columns of A.