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  2. Equation solving - Wikipedia

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    An example of using Newton–Raphson method to solve numerically the equation f(x) = 0. In mathematics, to solve an equation is to find its solutions, which are the values (numbers, functions, sets, etc.) that fulfill the condition stated by the equation, consisting generally of two expressions related by an equals sign.

  3. Mathematics - Wikipedia

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    [72] [73] Evidence for more complex mathematics does not appear until around 3000 BC, when the Babylonians and Egyptians began using arithmetic, algebra, and geometry for taxation and other financial calculations, for building and construction, and for astronomy. [74] The oldest mathematical texts from Mesopotamia and Egypt are from 2000 to ...

  4. Consistent and inconsistent equations - Wikipedia

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    The system + =, + = has exactly one solution: x = 1, y = 2 The nonlinear system + =, + = has the two solutions (x, y) = (1, 0) and (x, y) = (0, 1), while + + =, + + =, + + = has an infinite number of solutions because the third equation is the first equation plus twice the second one and hence contains no independent information; thus any value of z can be chosen and values of x and y can be ...

  5. Equating coefficients - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, the method of equating the coefficients is a way of solving a functional equation of two expressions such as polynomials for a number of unknown parameters. It relies on the fact that two expressions are identical precisely when corresponding coefficients are equal for each different type of term.

  6. Undefined (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    In mathematics, the term undefined refers to a value, function, or other expression that cannot be assigned a meaning within a specific formal system. [1]Attempting to assign or use an undefined value within a particular formal system, may produce contradictory or meaningless results within that system.

  7. Discriminant - Wikipedia

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    which is obtained by subtracting the second equation from the first one multiplied by n. This restricts the possible terms in the discriminant. For the general quadratic polynomial, the discriminant b 24 a c {\displaystyle b^{2}-4ac} is a homogeneous polynomial of degree 2 which has only two there are only two terms, while the general ...

  8. List of mathematical abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    LHS – left-hand side of an equation. Li – offset logarithmic integral function. li – logarithmic integral function or linearly independent. lim – limit of a sequence, or of a function. lim inf – limit inferior. lim sup – limit superior. LLN – law of large numbers. ln – natural logarithm, log e. lnp1 – natural logarithm plus 1 ...

  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 ...