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de Moivre's theorem

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noun

Mathematics.

  1. the theorem that a complex number raised to a given positive integral power is equal to the modulus of the number raised to the power and multiplied by the amplitude times the given power.

Etymology

Origin of de Moivre's theorem

Named after A. de Moivre

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De Moivre's theorem or Taylor's theorem is not a short-hand formula for recording the 'routine of our perceptions'.

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