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  2. Symmetric polynomial - Wikipedia

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    The example shows that whether or not the expression for a given monomial symmetric polynomial in terms of the first n power sum polynomials involves rational coefficients may depend on n. But rational coefficients are always needed to express elementary symmetric polynomials (except the constant ones, and e 1 which coincides with the first ...

  3. Symmetric probability distribution - Wikipedia

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    Thus, a d-variate distribution is defined to be mirror symmetric when its chiral index is null. The distribution can be discrete or continuous, and the existence of a density is not required, but the inertia must be finite and non null. In the univariate case, this index was proposed as a non parametric test of symmetry. [2]

  4. Quadratic equation - Wikipedia

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    A quadratic equation always has two roots, if complex roots are included and a double root is counted for two. A quadratic equation can be factored into an equivalent equation [ 3 ] a x 2 + b x + c = a ( x − r ) ( x − s ) = 0 {\displaystyle ax^{2}+bx+c=a(x-r)(x-s)=0} where r and s are the solutions for x .

  5. Symmetric matrix - Wikipedia

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    This considerably simplifies the study of quadratic forms, as well as the study of the level sets {: =} which are generalizations of conic sections. This is important partly because the second-order behavior of every smooth multi-variable function is described by the quadratic form belonging to the function's Hessian; this is a consequence of ...

  6. Quadratic function - Wikipedia

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    The square root of a univariate quadratic function gives rise to one of the four conic sections, almost always either to an ellipse or to a hyperbola. If a > 0 , {\displaystyle a>0,} then the equation y = ± a x 2 + b x + c {\displaystyle y=\pm {\sqrt {ax^{2}+bx+c}}} describes a hyperbola, as can be seen by squaring both sides.

  7. Quadratic form (statistics) - Wikipedia

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    Since the quadratic form is a scalar quantity, = ⁡ (). Next, by the cyclic property of the trace operator, ⁡ [⁡ ()] = ⁡ [⁡ ()]. Since the trace operator is a linear combination of the components of the matrix, it therefore follows from the linearity of the expectation operator that

  8. Quadratic form - Wikipedia

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    A finite-dimensional vector space with a quadratic form is called a quadratic space. The map Q is a homogeneous function of degree 2, which means that it has the property that, for all a in K and v in V : Q ( a v ) = a 2 Q ( v ) . {\displaystyle Q(av)=a^{2}Q(v).}

  9. Completing the square - Wikipedia

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    That is, h is the x-coordinate of the axis of symmetry (i.e. the axis of symmetry has equation x = h), and k is the minimum value (or maximum value, if a < 0) of the quadratic function. One way to see this is to note that the graph of the function f(x) = x 2 is a parabola whose vertex is at the origin (0, 0).