power series
noun Mathematics.
an infinite series in which the terms are coefficients times successive powers of a given variable, or times products of powers of two or more variables.
Origin of power series
First recorded in 1890–95
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Example sentences from the Web for power series
Thus we may make the power-series commence with 1, if we make the index-series commence with 0.
British Dictionary definitions for power series
power series
noun
a mathematical series whose terms contain ascending positive integral powers of a variable, such as a 0 + a 1 x + a 2 x ² +…
Scientific definitions for power series
power series
A sum of successively higher integral powers of a variable or combination of variables, each multiplied by a constant coefficient.