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  • 91Zariski tangent space — In algebraic geometry, the Zariski tangent space is a construction that defines a tangent space, at a point P on an algebraic variety V (and more generally). It does not use differential calculus, being based directly on abstract algebra, and in… …

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  • 92Mathematics in medieval Islam — A page from the The Compendious Book on Calculation by Completion and Balancing by Al Khwarizmi. In the history of mathematics, mathematics in medieval Islam, often termed Islamic mathematics …

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  • 93Timeline of numerals and arithmetic — A timeline of numerals and arithmetic Before 2000 BC * ca. 20,000 BC Nile Valley, Ishango Bone: possibly the earliest reference to prime numbers and Egyptian multiplication. * ca. 3400 BC Mesopotamia, the Sumerians invent the first numeral system …

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  • 94linearequation — linear equation n. An algebraic equation, such as y = 2x + 7 or 3x + 2y z = 4, in which the highest degree term in the variable or variables is of the first degree. The graph of such an equation is a straight line if there are two variables. * *… …

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  • 95Nuclear chemistry — is the subfield of chemistry dealing with radioactivity, nuclear processes and nuclear properties. It is the chemistry of radioactive elements such as the actinides, radium and radon together with the chemistry associated with equipment (such as… …

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  • 96Mathematical joke — A mathematical joke is a form of humor which relies on aspects of mathematics or a stereotype of mathematicians to derive humor. The humor may come from a pun, or from a double meaning of a mathematical term. It may also come from a lay person s… …

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  • 97Exact trigonometric constants — Exact constant expressions for trigonometric expressions are sometimes useful, mainly for simplifying solutions into radical forms which allow further simplification.All values of sine, cosine, and tangent of angles with 3° increments are… …

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  • 98Maxime Bôcher — Born August 28, 1867(1867 08 28) Boston, Massachusetts …

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  • 99mathematics, South Asian — Introduction       the discipline of mathematics as it developed in the Indian (India) subcontinent.       The mathematics of classical Indian civilization is an intriguing blend of the familiar and the strange. For the modern individual, Indian… …

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  • 100Simple — Sim ple, a. [Compar. {Simpler}; superl. {Simplest}.] [F., fr. L. simplus, or simplex, gen. simplicis. The first part of the Latin words is probably akin to E. same, and the sense, one, one and the same; cf. L. semel once, singuli one to each,… …

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