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The absolute difference of two numbers n_1 and n_2 is |n_1-n_2|, where the minus sign denotes subtraction and |x| denotes the absolute value.

An additive function is an arithmetic function such that whenever positive integers a and b are relatively prime, f(ab)=f(a)+f(b). An example of an additive function is ...

A mathematical object S is said to be additively closed if a,b in S implies that a+b in S.

If a is an element of a field F over the prime field P, then the set of all rational functions of a with coefficients in P is a field derived from P by adjunction of a.

A string or word is said to be admissible if that word appears in a given sequence. For example, in the sequence aabaabaabaabaab..., a, aa, baab are all admissible, but bb is ...

Any link can be represented by a closed braid.

An alpha value is a number 0<=alpha<=1 such that P(z>=z_(observed))<=alpha is considered "significant," where P is a P-value.

A set (usually of letters) from which a subset is drawn. A sequence of letters is called a word, and a set of words is called a code.

The payment of a debt plus accrued interest by regular payments.

An archaic name for topology.