power series

American  

noun

Mathematics.

1. an infinite series in which the terms are coefficients times successive powers of a given variable, or times products of powers of two or more variables.

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power series British  

noun

1. a mathematical series whose terms contain ascending positive integral powers of a variable, such as a 0 + a 1 x + a 2 x ² +…

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power series Scientific  

1. A sum of successively higher integral powers of a variable or combination of variables, each multiplied by a constant coefficient.

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Etymology

Origin of power series

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

In her "Power Series," Akpojotor explores womanhood and education.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2018

Note that although Term-by-Term Differentiation and Integration for Power Series guarantees the same radius of convergence when a power series is differentiated or integrated term-by-term, it says nothing about what happens at the endpoints.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

Term-by-Term Differentiation and Integration for Power Series does not guarantee anything about the behavior of this power series at the endpoints.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

Term-by-Term Differentiation and Integration for Power Series does not guarantee anything about the behavior of this series at the endpoints.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

In Power Series, Wheels, his 1939 picture of a locomotive wheel assembly, Sheeler wants you to admire the hard new beauty of a plain steel mechanism.

From Time Magazine Archive