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  2. Equivalence relation - Wikipedia

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    Any equivalence relation is the negation of an apartness relation, though the converse statement only holds in classical mathematics (as opposed to constructive mathematics), since it is equivalent to the law of excluded middle. Each relation that is both reflexive and left (or right) Euclidean is also an equivalence relation.

  3. Similarity (geometry) - Wikipedia

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    The ratio between the areas of similar figures is equal to the square of the ratio of corresponding lengths of those figures (for example, when the side of a square or the radius of a circle is multiplied by three, its area is multiplied by nine — i.e. by three squared). The altitudes of similar triangles are in the same ratio as ...

  4. Equality (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    The first use of an equals sign, equivalent to + = in modern notation. From The Whetstone of Witte (1557) by Robert Recorde. Recorde's introduction of =."And to avoid the tedious repetition of these words: "is equal to" I will set as I do often in work use, a pair of parallels, or twin lines of one [the same] length, thus: ==, because no 2 things can be more equal." [5]

  5. Glossary of mathematical symbols - Wikipedia

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    That is, whatever A and B are, A ≤ B is equivalent to A < B or A = B. 2. Between two groups, may mean that the first one is a subgroup of the second one. ≥ 1. Means "greater than or equal to". That is, whatever A and B are, A ≥ B is equivalent to A > B or A = B. 2. Between two groups, may mean that the second one is a subgroup of the ...

  6. Equivalence of categories - Wikipedia

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    Then and are equivalent: The functor : which maps the object of to the vector space and the matrices in to the corresponding linear maps is full, faithful and essentially surjective. One of the central themes of algebraic geometry is the duality of the category of affine schemes and the category of commutative rings .

  7. Equivalence class - Wikipedia

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    The definition of equivalence relations implies that the equivalence classes form a partition of , meaning, that every element of the set belongs to exactly one equivalence class. The set of the equivalence classes is sometimes called the quotient set or the quotient space of S {\displaystyle S} by ∼ , {\displaystyle \,\sim \,,} and is ...

  8. Invariant (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    The phrases "invariant under" and "invariant to" a transformation are both used. More generally, an invariant with respect to an equivalence relation is a property that is constant on each equivalence class. [3] Invariants are used in diverse areas of mathematics such as geometry, topology, algebra and discrete mathematics. Some important ...

  9. Identity (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    Visual proof of the Pythagorean identity: for any angle , the point (,) = (⁡, ⁡) lies on the unit circle, which satisfies the equation + =.Thus, ⁡ + ⁡ =. In mathematics, an identity is an equality relating one mathematical expression A to another mathematical expression B, such that A and B (which might contain some variables) produce the same value for all values of the variables ...