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  2. Fluent (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    Newton's introduction of the notions "fluent" and "fluxion" in his 1736 book. A fluent is a time-varying quantity or variable. [1] The term was used by Isaac Newton in his early calculus to describe his form of a function. [2]

  3. Fluency - Wikipedia

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    Oral fluency or speaking fluency is a measurement both of production and reception of speech, as a fluent speaker must be able to understand and respond to others in conversation. Spoken language is typically characterized by seemingly non-fluent qualities (e.g., fragmentation, pauses, false starts, hesitation, repetition) because of ‘task ...

  4. Mathematics - Wikipedia

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    There is no general consensus about the definition of mathematics or its epistemological status—that is, its place inside knowledge. A great many professional mathematicians take no interest in a definition of mathematics, or consider it undefinable. There is not even consensus on whether mathematics is an art or a science.

  5. Glossary of mathematical jargon - Wikipedia

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    Rigor is a cornerstone quality of mathematics, and can play an important role in preventing mathematics from degenerating into fallacies. well-behaved An object is well-behaved (in contrast with being Pathological ) if it satisfies certain prevailing regularity properties, or if it conforms to mathematical intuition (even though intuition can ...

  6. Wechsler Individual Achievement Test - Wikipedia

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    Math. Numerical Operations: evaluates the ability to identify and write numbers ( e.g. counting, and solving paper & pencil computations). Math Reasoning: assess the ability to reason mathematically ( e.g. counting, identifying shapes, and solving verbally framed "word problems" [presented both orally and either written or in illustration]).

  7. Verbal intelligence - Wikipedia

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    Initial Letter Fluency Test – A type of formal fluency test where the subject is asked to list words starting with a specific letter. [15] Excluded Letter Fluency Test – A type of formal fluency test where the subject is asked to list words that do not contain a certain letter. [15] Verb Fluency Test – Subjects are asked to list verbs ...

  8. Reading - Wikipedia

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    Reading is the process of taking in the sense or meaning of symbols, often specifically those of a written language, by means of sight or touch. [1] [2] [3] [4]For educators and researchers, reading is a multifaceted process involving such areas as word recognition, orthography (spelling), alphabetics, phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, and motivation.

  9. List of mathematical abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    def – define or definition. deg – degree of a polynomial, or other recursively-defined objects such as well-formed formulas. (Also written as ∂.) del – del, a differential operator. (Also written as.) det – determinant of a matrix or linear transformation. DFT – discrete Fourier transform.