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A sentence is called a contradiction if its truth table contains only false entries.

The usual type of vector, which can be viewed as a contravariant tensor ("ket") of tensor rank 1. Contravariant vectors are dual to one-forms ("bras," a.k.a. covariant ...

The mathematical study of how to manipulate the parameters affecting the behavior of a system to produce the desired or optimal outcome.

The acceleration of an element of fluid, given by the convective derivative of the velocity v, (Dv)/(Dt)=(partialv)/(partialt)+v·del v, where del is the gradient operator.

Defined for a vector field A by (A·del ), where del is the gradient operator. Applied in arbitrary orthogonal three-dimensional coordinates to a vector field B, the ...

The period of time between interest payments.

A set S in a vector space over R is called a convex set if the line segment joining any pair of points of S lies entirely in S.

Construct a 5×5×5 cube from thirteen 1×2×4 blocks, one 2×2×2 block, one 1×2×2, and three 1×1×3 blocks.

The look and say sequence generated from a starting digit of 3, as given by Vardi (1991).

A sphere with four punctures occurring where a knot passes through the surface.