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Hutchinson Pocket Dictionary of Maths.
Title:
Hutchinson Pocket Dictionary of Maths.
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Publishing, Helicon.
ISBN:
9781859865125
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1 online resource (148 pages)
Contents:
The Hutchinson Pocket Dictionary of Maths -- Preface -- Table of contents -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Y -- Z -- A -- abacus -- abscissa -- abscissa -- absolute value -- or modulus, -- acceleration -- accent -- accuracy -- acre -- acute angle -- addition -- adjacent angles -- adjacent side -- affine geometry -- algebra -- algebraic fraction -- algorithm -- alternate angles -- alternate angles -- altitude -- altitude -- altitude -- amplitude -- or argument, -- analogy -- analysis -- analytical geometry -- AND rule -- angle -- angle -- annulus -- (Latin 'ring') -- anticlockwise -- antilogarithm -- or antilog, -- apex -- application -- approximation -- arc -- arc minute -- symbol ', -- area -- Argand diagram -- argument -- arithmetic -- arithmetic mean -- arithmetic progression -- or arithmetic sequence, -- array -- associative operation -- asymptote -- average -- axiom -- axis -- plural axes, -- B -- bar chart -- base -- base -- Bayesian statistics -- Bayes' theorem -- bearing -- bearing -- beta index -- billion -- bimodal -- binary number system -- binary number system -- binomial -- binomial theorem -- bisect -- bisector -- BODMAS -- mnemonic for brackets, of, division, multiplication, addition, subtraction, -- bound -- boundary -- box plot -- or box and whisker diagram, -- brackets -- breadth -- C -- calculus -- (Latin 'pebble') -- cancel -- capacity -- cardinal number -- cardioid -- cardioid -- Cartesian coordinates -- catastrophe theory -- catenary -- catenary -- Celsius -- centigrade -- centimetre -- symbol cm, -- chance -- chaos theory -- or chaology or complexity theory, -- characteristic -- chord -- circle -- circle -- circumference -- circumscribe -- class -- classify -- class interval -- clockwise -- closed -- coefficient -- collinear -- column.

combination -- combine -- common denominator -- common difference -- common factor -- common logarithm -- commutative operation -- complement -- complementary angles -- complementary number -- completing the square -- complex number -- complex number -- component -- composite function -- compound interest -- concave -- concentric circles -- concurrent lines -- cone -- cone -- congruent -- congruent -- conical -- conic section -- conic section -- conjugate -- conjugate angles -- connectivity -- constant -- construction -- continuity -- continuous data -- continuum -- convergence -- converse -- conversion graph -- conversion table -- convex -- coordinate -- coordinate -- coordinate geometry -- or analytical geometry, -- coplanar -- correlation -- correlation -- correspondence -- corresponding angles -- cosecant -- cosine -- cos, -- cosine -- cosine rule -- cosine rule -- cotangent -- cotangent -- cross-section -- cube -- cube -- cube -- cube root -- cubic centimetre (or metre) -- cubic equation -- cuboid -- cumulative frequency -- curve -- cusp -- cyclic patterns -- cyclic polygon -- cyclic quadrilateral -- cycloid -- cycloid -- cylinder -- cylinder -- cylindrical -- D -- data -- singular datum, -- decagon -- decimal fraction -- decimal number system -- or denary number system, -- decimal point -- definition -- degree -- symbol °, -- denominator -- derivative -- or differential coefficient, -- determinant -- diameter -- difference -- differences -- differential calculus -- differentiation -- differentiation -- Digges, Leonard (c.1520-c.1559) -- digit -- digital root -- dimension -- directed number -- discrete data -- dispersion -- displacement vector -- distance-time graph -- distance-time graph -- distribution -- distributive operation -- dividend -- division -- divisor -- dodecahedron -- dodecahedron -- domain -- duodecimal system -- E.

eccentricity -- edge -- element -- elevation -- elevation, angle of -- elevation, angle of -- ellipse -- ellipse -- empty set -- symbol ø, -- enlargement -- envelope -- epicycloid -- epicycloid -- equation -- equilateral -- equivalent -- Eratosthenes' sieve -- error -- even number -- event -- expand -- expectation -- exponent -- or index, -- exponential -- expression -- extend -- exterior angle -- F -- face -- factor -- factor -- factorial -- Fahrenheit scale -- false -- fathom -- (Anglo-Saxon faethm 'to embrace') -- finite -- floating-point notation -- flow chart -- flow chart -- flow chart -- foot -- foot -- symbol ft, -- formula -- fractal -- (from Latin fractus 'broken') -- fraction -- (from Latin fractus 'broken') -- frequency -- frustum -- (from Latin 'a piece cut off') -- frustum -- function -- fuzzy logic -- G -- game theory -- generalize -- generate -- geometric mean -- geometric progression -- or geometric sequence, -- geometry -- golden section -- or golden mean, -- golden section -- googol -- gradient -- gradient -- gram -- symbol g, -- graph -- graph -- graph -- graphical methods -- great circle -- grid -- group -- growth and decay curve -- H -- height -- helix -- hemisphere -- hexagon -- highest common factor -- HCF, -- histogram -- horizontal -- hyperbola -- hyperbola -- hypocycloid -- hypotenuse -- hypothesis -- I -- icosahedron -- plural icosahedra, -- identity -- image -- imaginary number -- imply -- improper fraction -- inch -- include -- independent variable -- index -- index -- plural indices, -- (Latin 'sign', 'indicator') -- index notation -- plural indices notation, -- inequality -- infinite series -- infinity -- symbol ∞, -- inscribed circle -- integer -- integral calculus -- integration -- intercept -- interior angle -- interpolation -- interquartile range -- intersection -- intersection -- interval -- intuitionism.

inverse function -- involute -- (Latin 'rolled in') -- irrational number -- isometric transformation -- isosceles triangle -- iteration -- J -- junction -- K -- kilo- -- kilogram -- symbol kg, -- kilometre -- symbol km, -- kite -- kite -- Königsberg bridge problem -- L -- latitude and longitude -- latitude and longitude -- lattice -- lattice points -- limit -- linear equation -- linear programming -- line of best fit -- locus -- (Latin 'place') -- log -- logarithm -- or log, -- longitude -- loop -- lower bound -- lowest common denominator -- lcd, -- lowest common multiple -- lcm, -- M -- macro- -- magic square -- magic squares -- magnitude -- major arc -- mantissa -- Markov chain -- mathematical induction -- mathematics -- matrix -- maximum and minimum -- maximum and minimum -- mean -- mean deviation -- median -- median -- mega- -- member -- metre -- symbol m, -- micro- -- symbol μ, -- mile -- symbol mi, -- milli- -- symbol m, -- million -- minor arc -- mixed number -- Möbius strip -- Möbius strip -- mode -- modulus -- multiple -- multiplication -- mutually exclusive -- N -- natural logarithm -- natural number -- negative number -- net -- network -- node -- normal distribution -- normal distribution -- normal distribution curve -- number -- number line -- number theory -- numerator -- O -- observation sheet -- obtuse angle -- octagon -- octahedron, regular -- octahedron, regular -- odd number -- ogive -- operation -- order -- ordered pair -- ordinal number -- ordinate -- origin -- outcome -- outlier -- P -- parabola -- parabola -- parallel lines and parallel planes -- parallelogram -- parallelogram -- parameter -- partition -- Pascal's triangle -- Pascal's triangle -- pentagon -- percentage -- percentile -- perimeter -- or boundary, -- permutation -- perpendicular -- perpendicular -- perspective -- pi -- symbol π, -- pictogram -- place value -- plane.

plane figure -- Platonic solid -- point -- polar coordinates -- polygon -- polyhedron -- polyhedron -- polynomial -- population -- position vector -- positive integer -- power -- prime factor -- prime number -- prism -- prism -- probability -- progression -- proof -- proper fraction -- or simple fraction or common fraction, -- proportion -- protractor -- pyramid -- pyramid -- Pythagorean theorem -- Q -- quadrant -- quadratic equation -- quadrilateral -- quadrilateral -- quartile -- questionnaire -- quotient -- R -- radian -- symbol rad, -- radius -- random event -- random numbers -- range -- rate of change -- ratio -- rational number -- real number -- reciprocal -- rectangle -- rectangle -- rectangular axes -- rectangular hyperbola -- rectangular prism -- recurring decimal -- reduce to lowest terms -- re-entrant polygon -- reflection -- reflex angle -- region -- regular -- remainder -- rhombus -- rhombus -- right triangle -- Roman numerals -- root -- root -- root mean square -- rms, -- rotation -- rounding -- row -- S -- sampling -- scalar quantity -- scale -- scatter diagram -- or scattergram, -- secant -- secant -- sector -- segment -- sense -- sequence -- series -- set -- or class, -- shape -- Shimbel index -- sign -- significant figures -- similar -- simplify -- simultaneous equations -- sine -- sin, -- sine -- sine -- sine rule -- sine rule -- sine wave -- or sine curve, -- skew distribution -- skew lines -- slide rule -- slope -- solution -- solution set -- Spearman's rank -- speed -- speed-time graph -- speed-time graph -- sphere -- sphere -- spiral -- spreadsheet -- square -- square -- square -- square root -- standard -- standard deviation -- statistics -- stem and leaf diagram -- straight line -- strange attractor -- subset -- substitute -- subtraction -- surd -- surface area -- survey -- symmetry -- T -- table -- tangent -- tangent.

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Abstract:
Reliable information to help you solve mathematical problems.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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