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Exponential

Pertaining to exponents; involving variable exponents; as, an exponential expression; exponential calculus; an exponential function.

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Function 76% connected

The act of executing or performing any duty, office, or calling; per formance.

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Map 76% connected

A representation of the surface of the earth, or of some portion of it, showing the relative position of the parts represented; -- usually on a flat…

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Mapping 76% connected

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Exponent 74% connected

A number, letter, or any quantity written on the right hand of and above another quantity, and denoting how many times the latter is repeated as a fa…

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Exponent 74% connected

A number, letter, or any quantity written on the right hand of and above another quantity, and denoting how many times the latter is repeated as a fa…

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Exponent 66% connected

A number, letter, or any quantity written on the right hand of and above another quantity, and denoting how many times the latter is repeated as a fa…

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Affine transformation noun · 85% connection

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

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Homothecy noun · 85% connection

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

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Homothety noun · 85% connection

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

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Mathematical function noun · 85% connection

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

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Operator noun · 85% connection

(mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation

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Reflection noun · 85% connection

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

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Rotation noun · 85% connection

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

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Series noun · 85% connection

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

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Single-valued function noun · 85% connection

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

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Transformation noun · 85% connection

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

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Translation noun · 85% connection

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

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Inverse function noun · 85% connection

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

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Onto function noun · 85% connection

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…

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Surjection noun · 85% connection

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…

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Surjective function noun · 85% connection

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…

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Multinomial noun · 85% connection

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

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Polynomial noun · 85% connection

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

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Circular function noun · 85% connection

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

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Agnostic adjective · 78% connection

Professing ignorance; involving no dogmatic; pertaining to or involving agnosticism.

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Analysis noun · 78% connection

a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation

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Argument noun · 78% connection

The independent variable upon whose value that of a function depends.

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Barycentric adjective · 78% connection

Of or pertaining to the center of gravity. See Barycentric calculus, under Calculus.

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Covariant noun · 78% connection

A function involving the coefficients and the variables of a quantic, and such that when the quantic is lineally transformed the same…

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Cubic adjective · 78% connection

involving the cube and no higher power of a quantity or variable; "a cubic equation"

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Degree noun · 78% connection

State as indicated by sum of exponents; more particularly, the degree of a term is indicated by the sum of the exponents of its litera…

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dependent variable noun · 78% connection

(statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends on the independent variable; "if f(x)=y, y is the…

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Derivative noun · 78% connection

A derived function; a function obtained from a given function by a certain algebraic process.

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Deviation noun · 78% connection

the difference between an observed value and the expected value of a variable or function

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Domain noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined

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Domain of a function noun · 78% connection

(mathematics) the set of values of the independent variable for which a function is defined

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