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Inference of the truth of an unknown result obtained by noting its similarity to a result already known to be true. In the hands of a skilled mathematician, analogy can be a ...

The study of the geometry of figures by algebraic representation and manipulation of equations describing their positions, configurations, and separations. Analytic geometry ...

A definable set, also called a Souslin set.

An anchor is the bundle map rho from a vector bundle A to the tangent bundle TB satisfying 1. [rho(X),rho(Y)]=rho([X,Y]) and 2. [X,phiY]=phi[X,Y]+(rho(X)·phi)Y, where X and Y ...

An archaic name for the torus.

A statistic defined to improve the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test in the tail of a distribution.

The link of 2-spheres in R^4 obtained by spinning intertwined arcs. The link consists of a knotted 2-sphere and a spun trefoil knot.

The function psi(x)={sin(x/c) |x|<cpi; 0 |x|>cpi, (1) which occurs in estimation theory.

An angle bracket is the combination of a bra and ket (bra+ket = bracket) which represents the inner product of two functions or vectors (or 1-forms), <f|g>=intf(x)g^|(x)dx in ...

Shapes such as segments or angles appear larger when placed inside a larger angle.