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Maclaurin

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[muhk-lawr-in, muh-klawr-] / məkˈlɔr ɪn, məˈklɔr- /

noun

  1. Colin, 1698–1746, Scottish mathematician.


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Figure 6.8 The function y = cos x and the Maclaurin polynomials p0, p2 and p4 are plotted on this graph.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

The series representations of π in the first two examples can be explained using Maclaurin series, which are discussed in the next chapter.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

For each of the following functions, find the Maclaurin series and its interval of convergence.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

Specifically, we look for the Maclaurin series for f .

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

Colin Maclaurin and Brook Taylor, perhaps the best British mathematicians in the era of isolation from the Continent, discovered how to use calculus to rewrite functions in a totally different form.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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