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In algebra, a symbol (usually a letter) standing in for an unknown numerical value in an equation. Commonly used variables include &math.x; and &math.y; (real-number unknowns), &math.z; (complex-number unknowns), &math.t; (time), &math.r; ...
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Évariste Galois discovered mathematics as an adolescent and published his first original work at age 17. In his short life, Galois originated algebraic applications of finite groups, now known as Galois groups, and developed the fou...
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Vector analysis is the multi-dimensional analogue of single-variable calculus. It is used to represent (and analyze) the motions of the solar system, fluid flows, the flow of electric charge, and other phenomena. In single-variable calculu...
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In mathematics, a collection of objects called vectors, together with a field of objects (&see; field theory), known as scalars, that satisfy certain properties. The properties that must be satisfied are: (1) the set of vectors is closed u...
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In mathematics, a collection of objects called vectors, together with a field of objects (&see; field theory), known as scalars, that satisfy certain properties. The properties that must be satisfied are: (1) the set of vectors is closed u...
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In mathematics, a collection of objects called vectors, together with a field of objects (&see; field theory), known as scalars, that satisfy certain properties. The properties that must be satisfied are: (1) the set of vectors is closed u...
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In mathematics, a collection of objects called vectors, together with a field of objects (&see; field theory), known as scalars, that satisfy certain properties. The properties that must be satisfied are: (1) the set of vectors is closed u...
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Quantity that designates the speed and direction in which a body moves. It can be represented graphically by an arrow (pointing in the direction of the motion), the length of which is proportional to the magnitude, or speed. For an object ...
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Quantity that designates the speed and direction in which a body moves. It can be represented graphically by an arrow (pointing in the direction of the motion), the length of which is proportional to the magnitude, or speed. For an object ...
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Quantity that designates the speed and direction in which a body moves. It can be represented graphically by an arrow (pointing in the direction of the motion), the length of which is proportional to the magnitude, or speed. For an object ...
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Quantity that designates the speed and direction in which a body moves. It can be represented graphically by an arrow (pointing in the direction of the motion), the length of which is proportional to the magnitude, or speed. For an object ...
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A Venn diagram is a schematic representation used in depicting collections of sets and the interrelationships between those sets. Although Venn diagrams are often employed in literary studies they are more common in mathematical studies in...
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Periodic back-and-forth motion (&see; periodic motion) of the particles of an elastic body or medium. It is usually a result of the displacement of a body from an equilibrium condition, followed by the body's response to the forces that te...
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Vigesimal numeration is a numeral system in which all derived units are based on the number 20 and the powers of 20. Vigesimal is derived from Latin word vicesimus (twentieth), based on viginti (twenty) that itself descended from a Sanskri...
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The Italian sociologist, political theorist, and economist Vilfredo Pareto (1848-1923) is chiefly known for his influential theory of ruling elites and for his equally influential theory that political behavior is essentially irrational. V...
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Vito Volterra had a major impact on the development of calculus, and he originated the concept of a theory of functions. Perhaps his most famous work was on integral equations. Volterra was born to a poor cloth salesman on May 3, 1860 in R...
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Volume is the amount of space an object occupies. This seems a simple concept, and it is for basic, solid objects. For a solid cube, for example, multiply length by width by height to obtain the volume. But what is the volume of a gas, whi...
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Voting paradoxes can arise in any election involving three or more candidates; though they come in many different forms, they can all be summed up in a single statement: Even if every voter is individually rational, society as a whole is n...
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