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2. History of mathematics - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. The history of mathematics deals with the origin of discoveries in mathematics and the mathematical methods and notation of the past. Before the modern age and the worldwide spread of knowledge, written examples of new mathematical developments have come to light only in a few locales.

3. Rose (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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   A rose with k = 1 is a circle that lies on the pole with a diameter that lies on the polar axis when r = a cos (θ). The circle is the curve's single petal. (See the circle being formed at the end of the next section.) In Cartesian coordinates, the equivalent cosine and sine specifications are. and.

4. Outline of mathematics - Wikipedia

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   Operation (mathematics) — an operation is a mathematical function which takes zero or more input values called operands, to a well-defined output value. The number of operands is the arity of the operation. Calculation, Computation, Expression (mathematics), Order of operations, Algorithm. Types of Operations: Binary operation, Unary ...

5. Matrix (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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   In mathematics, a matrix ( pl.: matrices) is a rectangular array or table of numbers, symbols, or expressions, arranged in rows and columns, which is used to represent a mathematical object or a property of such an object. For example, is a matrix with two rows and three columns. This is often referred to as a "two by three matrix", a " matrix ...

6. 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 ...

7. Atlas (topology) - Wikipedia

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   Atlas (topology) In mathematics, particularly topology, an atlas is a concept used to describe a manifold. An atlas consists of individual charts that, roughly speaking, describe individual regions of the manifold. In general, the notion of atlas underlies the formal definition of a manifold and related structures such as vector bundles and ...