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  2. Glossary of mathematical jargon - Wikipedia

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    projection. A projection is, roughly, a map from some space or object to another that omits some information on the object or space. For example, R 2 → R , ( x , y ) ↦ x {\displaystyle \mathbb {R} ^ {2}\to \mathbb {R} , (x,y)\mapsto x} is a projection and its restriction to a graph of a function, say, is also a projection.

  3. Argument map - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. An argument map or argument diagram is a visual representation of the structure of an argument. An argument map typically includes all the key components of the argument, traditionally called the conclusion and the premises, also called contention and reasons. [1] Argument maps can also show co-premises, objections, counterarguments ...

  4. Double-elimination tournament - Wikipedia

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    Double-elimination tournament. A double-elimination tournament is a type of elimination tournament competition in which a participant ceases to be eligible to win the tournament 's championship upon having lost two games or matches. It stands in contrast to a single-elimination tournament, in which only one defeat results in elimination.

  5. Glossary of mathematical symbols - Wikipedia

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    Glossary of mathematical symbols. A mathematical symbol is a figure or a combination of figures that is used to represent a mathematical object, an action on mathematical objects, a relation between mathematical objects, or for structuring the other symbols that occur in a formula. As formulas are entirely constituted with symbols of various ...

  6. Glossary of calculus - Wikipedia

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    calculus. (From Latin calculus, literally 'small pebble', used for counting and calculations, as on an abacus) [8] is the mathematical study of continuous change, in the same way that geometry is the study of shape and algebra is the study of generalizations of arithmetic operations. Cavalieri's principle.

  7. Wikipedia:Pro and con lists - Wikipedia

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    Listed pros and cons must, as for all content, be sourced by a reference, either in the list or elsewhere in the article. (A "criticisms and defenses" list is a backwards pro and con list. The opposing side is presented first, followed by the responses of the defending side. Lists of this form seem to grow out of more contentious articles.)

  8. Pros and Cons - Wikipedia

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    Pros & Cons (comic strip), a comic strip by Kieran Meehan "Pros and Cons", an episode of Garfield and Friends "Pros and Cons", an episode of The A-Team; Decisional balance sheet, a table of pros and cons; See also. Con (disambiguation) Pro (disambiguation) Issue mapping, a diagram in which pros and cons are types of nodes

  9. Extensional and intensional definitions - Wikipedia

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    An intensional definition gives meaning to a term by specifying necessary and sufficient conditions for when the term should be used. In the case of nouns, this is equivalent to specifying the properties that an object needs to have in order to be counted as a referent of the term. For example, an intensional definition of the word "bachelor ...