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A quantity which is subtracted from another (the minuend).

The relationship x succeeds (or follows) y is written x≻y. The relation x succeeds or is equal to y is written x>=y.

The set closure of the set of arguments of a function f for which f is not zero.

A system of equations is any set of simultaneous equations.

Define T as the set of all points t with probabilities P(x) such that a>t=>P(a<=x<=a+da)<P_0 or a<t=>P(a<=x<=a+da)<P_0, where P_0 is a point probability (often, the ...

A vector field is a section of its tangent bundle, meaning that to every point x in a manifold M, a vector X(x) in T_xM is associated, where T_x is the tangent space.

The problem of finding the curve down which a bead placed anywhere will fall to the bottom in the same amount of time. The solution is a cycloid, a fact first discovered and ...

An alternative spelling of the name "Chebyshev."

A technique is a specific method of performing an operation. The terms algorithm, method, and procedure are also used interchangeably.

A sum in which subsequent terms cancel each other, leaving only initial and final terms. For example, S = sum_(i=1)^(n-1)(a_i-a_(i+1)) (1) = ...