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  2. Glossary of mathematical symbols - Wikipedia

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    3. Between two groups, may mean that the first one is a proper subgroup of the second one. > (greater-than sign) 1. Strict inequality between two numbers; means and is read as "greater than". 2. Commonly used for denoting any strict order. 3. Between two groups, may mean that the second one is a proper subgroup of the first one. ≤ 1.

  3. Spiral - Wikipedia

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    Spirals generated by 6 mathematical relationships between radius and angle. A two-dimensional, or plane, spiral may be easily described using polar coordinates, where the radius is a monotonic continuous function of angle :

  4. Coordinate system - Wikipedia

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    In the cylindrical coordinate system, a z-coordinate with the same meaning as in Cartesian coordinates is added to the r and θ polar coordinates giving a triple (r, θ, z). [8] Spherical coordinates take this a step further by converting the pair of cylindrical coordinates (r, z) to polar coordinates (ρ, φ) giving a triple (ρ, θ, φ). [9]

  5. Bracket (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    In the Cartesian coordinate system, brackets are used to specify the coordinates of a point. For example, (2,3) denotes the point with x -coordinate 2 and y -coordinate 3. The inner product of two vectors is commonly written as a , b {\displaystyle \langle a,b\rangle } , but the notation ( a , b ) is also used.

  6. Cartesian coordinate system - Wikipedia

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    A Cartesian coordinate system in two dimensions (also called a rectangular coordinate system or an orthogonal coordinate system [8]) is defined by an ordered pair of perpendicular lines (axes), a single unit of length for both axes, and an orientation for each axis. The point where the axes meet is taken as the origin for both, thus turning ...

  7. Newgrange - Wikipedia

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    Newgrange is the main monument in the Brú na Bóinne complex, a World Heritage Site that also includes the passage tombs of Knowth and Dowth, as well as other henges, burial mounds and standing stones. [3] Newgrange consists of a large circular mound with an inner stone passageway and cruciform chamber.

  8. Lagrangian mechanics - Wikipedia

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    Given a set of generalized coordinates q, if we change these variables to a new set of generalized coordinates Q according to a point transformation Q = Q(q, t) which is invertible as q = q(Q, t), the new Lagrangian L′ is a function of the new coordinates and similarly for the constraints ′ (, ˙,) = ((,), ˙ (, ˙,),), ′ (,) = ((,),) and ...

  9. Math symbol brackets - Wikipedia

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    A set of coordinates in a coordinate system; Tuple, a sequence of elements; The greatest common divisor of two numbers; Equivalence class congruence, especially for modular arithmetic or modulo an ideal; A higher order derivative in Lagrange's notation; Binomial or multinomial coefficient