Specialist dictionary

Set theory

Specialist vocabulary classified under Mathematics.

Core vocabulary

65 featured terms

The database can contain more terms than shown here; this page prioritises the strongest mappings.

Cardinalitynoun

(mathematics) the number of elements in a set or group (considered as a property of that grouping)

Cartesian productnoun

the set of ordered pairs of two given sets

Direct productnoun

the set of ordered pairs of two given sets

Onto functionnoun

a mathematical function that is an onto mapping.; "In fact, if we define a ρ-kernel as the kernel of any surjection of the two graphs of interes…

Productnoun

the set of ordered pairs of two given sets

Subsetnoun

a set whose members are members of another set; a set contained within another set

Surjectionnoun

a mathematical function that is an onto mapping.; "In fact, if we define a ρ-kernel as the kernel of any surjection of the two graphs of interes…

Surjective functionnoun

a mathematical function that is an onto mapping.; "In fact, if we define a ρ-kernel as the kernel of any surjection of the two graphs of interes…

Universal setnoun

(mathematics) the set that contains all the elements or objects involved in the problem under consideration; "all other sets are subsets of the…

Functionnoun

(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of anothe…

Mapnoun

(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of anothe…

Mappingnoun

(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of anothe…

Mathematical functionnoun

(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of anothe…

Single-valued functionnoun

(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of anothe…

Intersectionnoun

the set of elements common to two or more sets; "the set of red hats is the intersection of the set of hats and the set of red things"

Joinnoun

a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets; "let C be the union of the sets A and B"

Sumnoun

a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets; "let C be the union of the sets A and B"

Unionnoun

a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets; "let C be the union of the sets A and B"

Circular functionnoun

function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle

Expansionnoun

a function expressed as a sum or product of terms; "the expansion of (a+b)^2 is a^2 + 2ab + b^2"

Exponentialnoun

a function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent

Exponential functionnoun

a function in which an independent variable appears as an exponent

Homothecynoun

(mathematics) an isotropic scaling transformation of an affine space with a single fixed point.; "Successive applications of homotheties with co…

Homothetynoun

(mathematics) an isotropic scaling transformation of an affine space with a single fixed point.; "Successive applications of homotheties with co…

Inverse functionnoun

a function obtained by expressing the dependent variable of one function as the independent variable of another; f and g are inverse functions i…

Isometrynoun

a one-to-one mapping of one metric space into another metric space that preserves the distances between each pair of points; "the isometries of…

Kronecker deltanoun

a function of two variables i and j that equals 1 when i=j and equals 0 otherwise

Linear functionnoun

a mathematical function whose graph (in Cartesian coordinates with uniform scales) is a line in the plane.; "The height (in centimeters) of a ca…

Metricnoun

a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them

Metric functionnoun

a function of a topological space that gives, for any two points in the space, a value equal to the distance between them

Multinomialnoun

a mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms

Operatornoun

(mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation

Polynomialnoun

a mathematical function that is the sum of a number of terms

Threshold functionnoun

a function that takes the value 1 if a specified function of the arguments exceeds a given threshold and 0 otherwise

Transformationnoun

(mathematics) a function that changes the position or direction of the axes of a coordinate system

Trigonometric functionnoun

function of an angle expressed as a ratio of the length of the sides of right-angled triangle containing the angle

Affine transformationnoun

(mathematics) a transformation that is a combination of single transformations such as translation or rotation or reflection on an axis

Biquadraticnoun

a polynomial of the fourth degree

Cosecantnoun

ratio of the hypotenuse to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle

Cosinenoun

ratio of the adjacent side to the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle

Cotangentnoun

ratio of the adjacent to the opposite side of a right-angled triangle

Identitynoun

an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates; "the identity under numerical multiplication is 1"

Identity elementnoun

an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates; "the identity under numerical multiplication is 1"

Identity operatornoun

an operator that leaves unchanged the element on which it operates; "the identity under numerical multiplication is 1"

Linear operatornoun

an operator that obeys the distributive law: A(f+g) = Af + Ag (where f and g are functions)

Quadraticnoun

a polynomial of the second degree

Reflectionnoun

(mathematics) a transformation in which the direction of one axis is reversed

Rotationnoun

(mathematics) a transformation in which the coordinate axes are rotated by a fixed angle about the origin

Secnoun

ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

Secantnoun

ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

Seriesnoun

(mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions

Sinnoun

ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle

Sinenoun

ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle

Tannoun

ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

Tangentnoun

ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

Translationnoun

(mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the coordinate system is moved to another position but the direction of each axis remains…

Convergencenoun

the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit

Convergencynoun

the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit

Divergencenoun

an infinite series that has no limit

Divergencynoun

an infinite series that has no limit

Exponential seriesnoun

a series derived from the expansion of an exponential expression

Fourier seriesnoun

the sum of a series of trigonometric expressions; used in the analysis of periodic functions

Geometric seriesnoun

a geometric progression written as a sum

Power seriesnoun

the sum of terms containing successively higher integral powers of a variable

Quanticnoun

a homogeneous polynomial having at least two variables