Calculus

Calculus

Calculus is the mathmatical study of change. Calculus has two branches, differential calculus and integral calculus.

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exponential decay

Mathematics; Calculus

A quantity decay model for which the rate of decay is directly proportional to the amount present. The equation for the model is A = A ''0'' ''b t '' (where 0 0 e kt '' (where ''k'' is a negative ...

numerator

Mathematics; Calculus

The number above or to the left of the line in a fraction. The lower number (the denominator) shows the total number of equal parts that the whole is divided into.

denominator

Mathematics; Calculus

The number below or to the right of the line in a fraction. The denominator shows the number of equal parts that one whole is divided into.

difference

Mathematics; Calculus

The amount left after subtracting one number from another. In the equation, 15-10=5, the difference is 5.

A sequence which does not have a limit that is a real number. For example, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, ... is a divergent sequence since its limit is infinity (∞). The limit of a convergent sequence must be ...