1) mathematics. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...mathematics, deductive study of numbers, geometry, and various abstract constructs, or structures; the latter often "abstract" the features common to several models...
2) e, in mathematics. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...e, in mathematics, in mathematics, irrational number occurring widely in mathematics and science, approximately equal to the value 2.71828; it is the base of natural,...
3) triangle, in mathematics. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...triangle, in mathematics, in mathematics, plane figure bounded by three straight lines, the sides, which intersect at three points called the vertices. Any one of...
4) power, in mathematics. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...power, in mathematics, in mathematics: see exponent....
5) root, in mathematics. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...root, in mathematics, in mathematics, number or quantity r for which an equation f(r)=0 holds true, where f is some function. If f is a polynomial, r is called a...
6) proof, in mathematics. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...proof, in mathematics, in mathematics, finite sequence of propositions each of which is either an axiom or follows from preceding propositions by one of the rules...
7) abacus, in mathematics. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...abacus, in mathematics, (abīks, bakī-) (KEY) , in mathematics, simple device for performing arithmetic calculations. The type of abacus now best known is represented...
8) set, in mathematics. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...set, in mathematics, in mathematics, collection of entities, called elements of the set, that may be real objects or conceptual entities. Set theory not only is involved...
9) dimension, in mathematics. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...dimension, in mathematics, in mathematics, number of parameters or coordinates required locally to describe points in a mathematical object (usually geometric in...
10) cone, in mathematics. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
...cone, in mathematics, or conical surface, in mathematics, surface generated by a moving line (the generator) that passes through a given fixed point (the vertex)...
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