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THE LANGUAGE OF MATHEMATICS AT YOUR FINGERTIPSDerived from the world-renowned "McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, Sixth Edition, this vital reference offers a wealth of essential information in a portable, convenient, quick-find format. Whether you're a professional, a student, a writer, or a general reader with an interest in science, there is no better or more authoritative way to stay up-to-speed with the current language of mathematics or gain an understanding of its key ideas and concepts. Written in clear, simple language understandable to the general reader, yet in-depth enough for scientists, educators, and advanced students, "The McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Mathematics, Second Edition: * Has been extensively revised, with 4,000 entries encompassing the language of mathematics and statistics * Includes synonyms, acronyms, and abbreviations * Provides pronunciations for all terms * Covers such topics as algebra, analysis, arithmetic, logic and settheory, number theory, probability and statistics, topology, and trigonometry * Includes an appendix containing tables of useful data and information * Is based on the "McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms - for more than a quarter-of-a-century THE standard international reference Carefully reviewed for clarity, completeness, and accuracy, the "McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Mathematics, Second Edition, offers a standard of excellence unmatched by any similar publication.

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• Preface(p. v)
• Staff(p. vi)
• How to Use the Dictionary(p. vii)
• Pronunciation Key(p. ix)
• A-Z Terms(p. 1)
• Appendix(p. 275)
• Equivalents of commonly used units for the U.S. Customary System and the metric system(p. 277)
• Conversion factors for the U.S. Customary System, metric system, and International System(p. 278)
• Mathematical notation, with definitions(p. 282)
• Symbols commonly used in geometry(p. 289)
• Formulas for trigonometric (circular) functions(p. 290)
• Values of trigonometric functions(p. 292)
• Special constants(p. 302)
• Common logarithm table, giving log (a + b)(p. 303)
• General rules of integration(p. 305)
• Regular polytopes in n dimensions(p. 307)

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