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Algebra
Alegra is the study of operations and their application to solving equations.
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Circle
Mathematics; Algebra
The set of all points in a plane such that the distance (radius) from a given point (center of the circle) is constant.
Closure
Mathematics; Algebra
A set of numbers is closed under an operation if combining any two elements in the set by that operation yields a number in the set.
Complement of an event
Mathematics; Algebra
Event A is a com- plement of event B with respect to sample spaceS if and only if A and 8 include all outcomes of S, and A and B have no outcomes in common.
Completing the square
Mathematics; Algebra
A method used to solve a quadratic equation in which a number is added to both sides of the equation so that one side is a perfect square.
Complex conjugate
Mathematics; Algebra
For all real numbers a and ''b, a'' + bi and a - ''bi'' are complex conjugates.
Complex fraction
Mathematics; Algebra
A fraction that has frac- tions in either the numerator or the denominator or both.
Complex number
Mathematics; Algebra
A number of the form a + ''bi'', where a and b are real numbers and i is the imaginary unit.
