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mathematics
mathematics deductive study of numbers, geometry, and various abstract constructs, or structures; the latter often "abstract" the features common to several models derived from the empirical, or applied, sciences, although many emerge from purely mathematical or logical considerations. Mathemat... Read more
Antoine Augustin Cournot
Antoine Augustin Cournot , 1801-77, French mathematician and economist. He developed mathematical theories of chance and probability and was one of the first to attempt the application of mathematics to economic problems. His writings include Researches into the Mathematical Principles of the Theor... Read more
William Hopkins
William Hopkins 1793-1866, English geologist. Hopkins studied mathematics at Cambridge, and then supported himself as a private mathematics tutor. Many of England's best mathematicians and mathematical physicists of the time were his students. In his early forties he became interested in geology. H... Read more
proof
proof in mathematics, finite sequence of propositions each of which is either an axiom or follows from preceding propositions by one of the rules of logical inference (see symbolic logic ). Mathematical proofs are quite distinct from inductive, statistical, heuristic, analogical, and other types... Read more
Kurt Gödel
Kurt Gödel , 1906-78, American mathematician and logician, b. Brünn (now Brno, Czech Republic), grad. Univ. of Vienna (Ph.D., 1930). He came to the United States in 1940 and was naturalized in 1948. He was a member of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, until 1953, when he became ... Read more
tensor
tensor in mathematics, quantity that depends linearly on several vector variables and that varies covariantly with respect to some variables and contravariantly with respect to others when the coordinate axes are rotated (see Cartesian coordinates ). Tensors appear throughout mathematics, though... Read more
Isaac Barrow
Isaac Barrow 1630-77, English mathematician and theologian. His method of finding tangents prefigured the differential calculus developed by Isaac Newton. He was professor of mathematics at Cambridge from 1663 to 1669 and was succeeded by Newton. Barrow became master of Trinity College in 1672 and ... Read more
Arthur Cayley
Arthur Cayley , 1821-95, English mathematician. He was admitted to the bar in 1849. In 1863 he was appointed first Sadlerian professor of mathematics at Cambridge. His researches, which covered the field of pure mathematics, included especially the theory of matrices and the theory of invariants. Th... Read more
James Gregory
James Gregory 1638-75, Scottish mathematician. He invented a reflecting telescope (1661), which he described in his Optica promota (1663). In 1668 he became professor of mathematics at the Univ. of St. Andrews and, in 1674, professor of mathematics at the Univ. of Edinburgh. He originated a photo... Read more
Gottlob Frege
Gottlob Frege , 1848-1925, German philosopher and mathematician. He was professor of mathematics (1879-1918) at the Univ. of Jena. Frege was one of the founders of modern symbolic logic , and his work profoundly influenced Bertrand Russell. He claimed that all mathematics could be derived from pure... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Mathematical"

Mathematical Economics
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences Mathematical Economics In a narrow sense, mathematical economics, as represented by the Journal of Mathematical Economics or the North-Holland Handbook of Mathematical Economics , is the specialization within advanced economic theory using sophisticated...
mathematical induction
Book article from: World Encyclopedia mathematical induction Method of proving that a mathematical statement is true for any positive integer n by proving: (1) that it is true for a base value, for example 1; and (2) that if it is true for a value k then it is also true for k...
basic mathematical symbols
Book article from: World Encyclopedia basic mathematical symbols + plus; positive − minus; negative ± plus or minus; positive or negative; degree of accuracy...
mathematical logic
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition mathematical logic see symbolic logic .
Models And Modeling
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...style of modeling and the associated mathematical techniques used by economists (see...modeling social phenomena in abstract mathematical terms (Edling 2002). Interestingly...modeling activities the same kinds of mathematical and statistical tools that natural...
Cryptology and Number Theory
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security ...began to apply applications of mathematical number theory to enhance privacy...by-step procedures for solving a mathematical problems). In addition, as commercial...whose identities can be authenticated. Mathematical Operations In some cryptologic systems...
William Oughtred
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...extended to the use of many unique mathematical shorthand notations, including...interest and talent in all things mathematical. As a college student, he had built on the rudimentary mathematical study provided to him at Eton...
Mathematics disorder
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders ...learning disorder in which a person's mathematical ability is substantially below the...ability to understand word problems and mathematical concepts. Description Mathematics...encompass a number of distinct types of mathematical deficiencies. These include: difficulty...
Mathematics and Statistics
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History ...1880) crafted a curriculum in the mathematical sciences for the new Lawrence Scientific...Colleges were not the sole locus of mathematical activity in nineteenth‐...Bowditch translated and wrote penetrating mathematical commentary on Pierre Simon de Laplace...
Symmetry
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...property of some images, objects, and mathematical equations whereby reflections, rotations...x for x This equation ’ s mathematical symmetry is equivalent to its graph...physical symmetry. The ability of mathematical symmetries to reflect the physical...

Dictionary entries related to "Mathematical"

mathematical sociology
Book article from: A Dictionary of Sociology mathematical sociology Mathematical sociology uses mathematics (including logic and information...social mobility and stratification . The specialist Journal of Mathematical Sociology covers the field. The work of the American sociologist...
mathematical
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...adj. of or relating to mathematics: mathematical equations. ∎ ...or analysis) rigorously precise: mathematical thinking | fig. he arranged the meal with mathematical precision on a plate. DERIVATIVES...
American Mathematical Society
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY. See Learned Societies .
mathematical programming
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing mathematical programming A wide field of study that deals with the theory, applications...give rise to problems generally referred to as optimization problems. Mathematical-programming problems arise in engineering, business, and the physical...
mathematical tiles
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture mathematical tiles. Small facing-tiles designed to look like brick headers with joints, used to clad timber-framed fronts to give the...
Ramsey, Frank Plumpton
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...d . Cambridge, 19 January 1930), mathematical logic . Ramsey, the elder son of A...Whitehead and Russell, in their system of mathematical logic, Principia Mathematica (1910...1926, he described the development of mathematical logic subsequent to the publication...
Glaisher, James Whitbread Lee
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...States), and teaching as well as mathematical research and participation in the meetings...Smith — of the Committee on Mathematical Tables. Its 175-page Report , containing...three different periods), the London Mathematical Society, and the Royal Astronomical...
Maltsev (or Malcev), Anatoly Ivanovich
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...department of algebra. He worked at the Mathematical Institute of the Academy in Moscow...of the department of algebra at the Mathematical Institute of the Siberian branch of...as head of the chair of algebra and mathematical logic at the University of Novosibirsk...
Kaluza, Theodor Franz Eduard
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...ttingen, Germany, 19 January 1954) mathematical physics . Theodor Kaluza was the only...bright student at school. Beginning his mathematical studies at the age of eighteen at the...Kaluza ’ s essentially mathematical mind was attracted to the problem...
Liu Hui
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...a.d. 221 – 265). His mathematical writings, on the other hand, are...x201C; Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art ” ) has exerted a profound...suan-ching ( “ Sea Island Mathematical Manual ” ). Some scholars...

Thesaurus entries related to "Mathematical"

mathematical
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus mathematical • adjective   1. mathematical symbols synonyms : arithmetical, numerical; statistical...geometric, trigonometric. See table.   2. mathematical precision synonyms : rigorous, meticulous, scrupulous...
member
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...xA0; 2. many victims had injured members synonyms : part of the body, organ, limb, appendage, extremity, arm, leg.   3. a member of the mathematical set synonyms : element, constituent, component, part, portion.
mistake
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...truth at the outset), while an error implies an unintentional deviation from standards of accuracy or right conduct (a mathematical error). A blunder is a careless, stupid, or blatant mistake involving behavior or judgment; it suggests awkwardness...
formula
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English formula • noun   1. a legal/mathematical formula synonyms : formulary, established form of words, set of words/symbols, set expression, code.   2. the formula...
scientific
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...2. you need to approach it in a more scientific way synonyms : systematic, methodical, organized, well-organized, ordered, orderly, meticulous, rigorous; exact, precise, accurate, mathematical; analytical, rational.
solution
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English solution • noun   1. the solution to the mathematical problem synonyms : answer, result, key, resolution.   2. the solution of the problem will take years synonyms : solving...
sign
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...xA0; 3. make a sign to follow him synonyms : gesture, signal, motion, movement, wave, gesticulation.   4. mathematical signs | decipher the signs synonyms : symbol, mark, cipher, code, hieroglyph.   5. look for a sign from above...
symbol
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...is the symbol of peace synonyms : emblem, token, sign, badge, representation, figure, image, type.   2. mathematical/chemical symbol synonyms : sign, character, mark.   3. the symbol of the company synonyms : stamp, emblem...
problem
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...bother, pest, irritant, thorn in one's side/flesh, vexation; informal drag, pain, pain in the neck.   3. mathematical problems synonyms : puzzle, question, poser, enigma, riddle, conundrum; informal teaser, brainteaser. •...
equation
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus equation • noun   1. a quadratic equation synonyms : mathematical problem, sum, calculation, question.   2. the equation of success with riches synonyms : identification, association...

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Mathematical model of electric arc at high voltage systems.(Report)
Magazine article from: Annals of DAAAM & Proceedings; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; Abstract: The mathematical reproduction characteristic of electric...character. But on the other side, the mathematical formulation course of electric arc...possible with transfer to area of the mathematical modeling for specific conditions...
A mathematical modeling project using MATLAB[R].
Magazine article from: Electronic Journal of Mathematics and Technology; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; Mathematical software has been playing an important...University. It was the first time a mathematical modeling project had been incorporated...time the students experiencing applied mathematical modeling as well as using the mathematical...
Mathematical fiction for senior students and undergraduates: novels, plays, and film.(Classroom notes)
Magazine article from: Australian Senior Mathematics Journal; 7/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; Introduction Mathematical fiction has probably existed since...early as 414 BC (Kasman, 2000). Mathematical fiction is a recently rediscovered...science fiction, is likely to contain mathematical ideas. This article describes a...
Mathematical modeling of functional systems of a human organism in extreme ecological conditions.
Magazine article from: International Journal of Ecology & Development; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...disturbed environment is described. The mathematical model of the respiratory system of...The methods of systems analysis, mathematical modeling, medical science, biology...ecology, functional respiratory system, mathematical model Mathematics Subject Classification...
Mathematical habits of the mind for preservice teachers.(RESEARCH IN the classroom)(Report)
Magazine article from: School Science and Mathematics; 5/1/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...This article provides an overview of mathematical habits of the mind and discusses how...teachers 'in their development of mathematical habits of the mind. Without a technique...students are encouraged to develop mathematical habits of the mind...
Exploring mathematical exploration: how two college students formulated and solved their own mathematical problems.
Magazine article from: Focus on Learning Problems in Mathematics; 6/22/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...improvement. Abstract The study examined the mathematical explorations of two college students...results of this study suggest that mathematical exploration can be characterized as...framework and research tools to capture mathematical exploration processes. Introduction...
Fostering mathematical discourse in online asynchronous discussions: an analysis of instructor interventions.
Magazine article from: Journal of Computers in Mathematics and Science Teaching; 3/22/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...discourse interventions to enhance mathematical discourse in online asynchronous discussions...course. Emphasis was given to fostering mathematical discourse in that the students were...in the discussion, thus enhancing mathematical discourse. The article also discusses...
Mathematical notation on the Web. (Mathematical Software).
Magazine article from: Scientific Computing & Instrumentation; 2/1/2002; 700+ words ; ...HTML did not have a provision for mathematical notation, making it difficult to post and share mathematical data. Many researchers resorted to...Consortium (W3C) developed MathML, the Mathematical Markup Language to facilitate the...
The display and input of mathematical symbols on the web: questions and technical solutions.
Magazine article from: International Journal of Instructional Media; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...did authors want to make displaying mathematical symbols on the Web possible? Many...technological often contain within them mathematical formulas. As soon as authors begin...with the problem of how to display mathematical symbols. For most people, a mathematical...
Political Numeracy: Mathematical Perspectives on Our Chaotic Constitution.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Constitutional Commentary; 6/22/2002; ; 700+ words ; POLITICAL NUMERACY: MATHEMATICAL PERSPECTIVES ON OUR CHAOTIC CONSTITUTION...true) has been known to happen in mathematical practice as well. (3) So maybe...illustrate how mathematics and mathematical thinking can be useful in understanding...