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eccentricity: |
A ratio used in some definitions of conic sections. |
ellipse: |
The set of all points in a plane such that the sum of the distances (focal radii) from two given points (foci) is constant. |
ellipsis: |
A symbol indicating that the pattern-continues in a sequence. |
equivalent transformation: |
A transformation that results in an equation equivalent to the original. |
event: |
A subset of a sample space. |
explicit definition: |
A definition used to state the relationship between a term t. of a sequence and the number n of that term. |
exponential equation: |
An equation with the variable in an exponent. |
exponential function: |
For all real numbers x and for all positive numbers b, b ¹ 1, the equation y = b^x defines an exponential function with base b. |
Note: The terms in this collection may not
be entirely accurate.
They are for reference only.
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