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mathematical analysis > calculus > series > series expansion
algebra > polynomial > series expansion

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series expansion  

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  • In mathematics, a series expansion is a technique that expresses a function as an infinite sum, or series, of simpler functions. It is a method for calculating a function that cannot be expressed by just elementary operators (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division).
    (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_expansion)

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