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    Algebraic geometry is a branch of mathematics which uses abstract algebraic techniques, mainly from commutative algebra, to solve geometrical problems...
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    In mathematics, an ordinary differential equation (ODE) is a differential equation (DE) dependent on only a single independent variable. As with other...
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    In mathematics, the additive inverse of a number a (sometimes called the opposite of a) is the number that, when added to a, yields zero. The operation...
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  • In mathematical logic, specifically in the discipline of model theory, the Fraïssé limit (also called the Fraïssé construction or Fraïssé amalgamation)...
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  • The Senior Whitehead Prize of the London Mathematical Society (LMS) is now awarded in odd numbered years in memory of John Henry Constantine Whitehead...
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    A public key certificate which uses an asterisk * (the wildcard) in its domain name fragment is called a Wildcard certificate. Through the use of *, a...
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  • A straddling checkerboard is a device for converting an alphanumeric plaintext into digits whilst simultaneously achieving fractionation (a simple form...
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  • Elizabeth Williams CBE (née Larby, formerly Emily May; 29 January 1895 – 29 March 1986) was a British mathematician and educationist. Williams was born...
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