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  • 1rationalize — verb ( ized; izing) Date: 1803 transitive verb 1. to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: as a. to substitute a natural for a supernatural explanation of < rationalize a myth > b. to attribute (one s actions) to&#8230; …

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  • 2rationalize — rationalization, n. rationalizer, n. /rash euh nl uyz , rash nl uyz /, v., rationalized, rationalizing. v.t. 1. to ascribe (one s acts, opinions, etc.) to causes that superficially seem reasonable and valid but that actually are unrelated to the&#8230; …

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  • 3rationalize — ra•tion•al•ize [[t]ˈræʃ ə nlˌaɪz, ˈræʃ nl [/t]] v. ized, iz•ing 1) to ascribe (one s actions) to causes that seem reasonable but do not reflect true, unconscious, or less creditable causes 2) to make conformable to reason 3) math. Math. to&#8230; …

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  • 4Exact 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&#8230; …

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  • 5Conjugate (algebra) — This article is about conjugates in field extensions. For other uses, see Conjugation. In algebra, a conjugate of an element in a quadratic extension field of a field K is its image under the unique non identity automorphism of the extended field …

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  • 6Nth root — In mathematics, an n th root of a number a is a number b such that bn = a . When referring to the n th root of a real number a it is assumed that what is desired is the principal n th root of the number, which is denoted sqrt [n] {a} using the&#8230; …

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  • 7Conjugation — Conjugal redirects here. For the type of prison visit, see conjugal visit. Conjugation may refer to: Grammatical conjugation, the modification of a verb from its basic form Marriage, a relationship between two or more individuals Contents 1&#8230; …

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  • 8Fraction (mathematics) — A cake with one quarter removed. The remaining three quarters are shown. Dotted lines indicate where the cake may be cut in order to divide it into equal parts. Each quarter of the cake is denoted by the fraction 1/4. A fraction (from Latin:&#8230; …

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  • 9Rationalisation (mathematics) — In elementary algebra root rationalisation is a process by surds in the denominator of a fraction are eliminated. These surds may be monomials or binomials involving square roots, in simple examples. There are wide extensions to the technique.&#8230; …

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  • 10Normal distribution — This article is about the univariate normal distribution. For normally distributed vectors, see Multivariate normal distribution. Probability density function The red line is the standard normal distribution Cumulative distribution function …

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