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Notation: Historic and Modern
I was just curious to find out if anybody here knows of a resource (online, text, whatever) that has a list of the various names of objects, functions, ideas, etc. in mathematics that have accumulated ...
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Name of odd powered polynomial graph (Opposite of parabola(ic))
I am writing an assignment and have to describe the graphs for when the powers are even and when they are odd. I described the even power graphs as being parabolic or parabolas. The only problem is, I ...
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Are “deterministic” and “idempotent” just two different names of the same concept? [closed]
Sometimes I encounter the term "deterministic" and sometimes I encounter "idempotent" in describing functions . Are they just ...
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Knotted up over “unique”
"Every boy has a unique shirt."
Does this mean no two boys share the same shirt, or does it mean no two shirts belong to the same boy?
I suppose the former, but then what is the most succinct way ...
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Elementary Geometry Nomenclature: why so bad?
A long-ish wall of text, and I apologize.
Some background: when I was a first-year university student, my chemistry professor was lecturing and was trying to find the word to describe a shape. A ...
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Numerator vs. denominator vs. nominator
What is appropriate usage of "numerator", "denominator", and "nominator" to refer to parts of a fraction?
I'm posting this question and answer here because I had little luck finding a clear ...
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General definition of growth in mathematics
From high school math one knows "linear growth", "exponential growth", "logistic growth", "bounded growth" etc., but is there a common accepted general definition of "growth" which covers the special ...
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What is this called? (Equations involving percentages)
I am trying to describe our formulas to our users, and have forgotten the basic math term for these 2 types.
First one is:
$$y=x+10\% $$
$$z=y+10\%$$
if $x$ was $10$, then $z$ would be $12.1$.
Other ...
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Does this class of cipher have a name? What weaknesses does it have?
Some Background
In October I have been asked by the school I teach at to organise and lead 'a hands-on cryptography session' for a bright group of 13 year olds to follow a talk on Enigma by an ...
