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Maclaurin polynomial en · NOUN

Meanings

1. A truncated Maclaurin series; the sum of the first n terms of a Maclaurin series.
   • Use the formula for the nth Maclaurin polynomial for a function f(x) given below to find the 5th Maclaurin polynomial for f(x) = ln(l + x). Show all of your work. 1996, Arthur Wayne Roberts, Calculus: The Dynamics of Change, Mathematical Association of America, page 109:
   • Or, it could be reinforcement of material on Taylor and Maclaurin polynomials that the students have had. 2010, Stephen Hillbert, Diane D. Schwartz, Stan Seltzer, John Maceli, Eric Robinson, Calculus: An Active Approach with Projects, Mathematical Association of America, page 294:
   • Use the Maclaurin polynomial for the function defined by f(x) = ln(l + x) to compute the value of In 1.2 accurate to four decimal places. 1996, Louis Leithold, The Calculus 7, HarperCollins, page 681:
   • In the Maclaurin polynomials for sin x, only the odd powers of x appear explicitly. 1998, Howard Anton, Calculus, Volume 2, Wiley, page 654:

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Relateds

Maclaurin series

Translations (8)

gl polinomio de Maclaurin (truncated Maclaurin series) · es polinomio de Maclaurin (truncated Maclaurin series) · da Maclaurinpolynomium (truncated Maclaurin series) · ast polinomio de Maclaurin (truncated Maclaurin series) · it polinomio di Maclaurin (truncated Maclaurin series) · pt polinômio de Maclaurin (truncated Maclaurin series) · fr polynôme de Maclaurin (truncated Maclaurin series) · ca polinomi de Maclaurin (truncated Maclaurin series)