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  1. Are There Any Symbols for Contradictions? - Mathematics Stack …

    Perhaps, this question has been answered already but I am not aware of any existing answer. Is there any international icon or symbol for showing Contradiction or reaching a contradiction in …

  2. Demonstrating the convergence of $x_{n+1} = 1/2(x_n + c/x_n)$

    See also: Proof of Convergence: Babylonian Method xn+1 = 1 2(xn + a xn) x n + 1 = 1 2 (x n + a x n). Other posts linked there might be of interst, too.

  3. Is a Square Bracket Used in Intervals of Increase/Decrease?

    Sep 10, 2017 · For example, the I.O.I of y=x^2 is (0,infinite), with the round brackets meaning that the value is excluded. Are there any scenarios where a square bracket would be used when …

  4. Difference between PEMDAS and BODMAS. - Mathematics Stack …

    Dec 21, 2022 · You shouldn't think of either rule as setting different priorities for multiplication and division, or for addition and subtraction. You need to work left to right for these. PEMDAS = …

  5. Who first defined truth as "adæquatio rei et intellectus"?

    Mar 28, 2022 · António Manuel Martins claims (@44:41 of his lecture "Fonseca on Signs") that the origin of what is now called the correspondence theory of truth, Veritas …

  6. Is deontology just a different type of utilitarianism, or is there a ...

    Jul 21, 2025 · Worse, the argument can be (and has been) run in the other direction, and for example Sidgwick was a conservative, but one need not infer that any conservative particular …

  7. MLE (Maximum Likelihood Estimator) of Beta Distribution

    Feb 14, 2018 · Additional comments: Your answer seems OK. It may be of interest to know that θ^ θ ^ is not unbiased. One can get a rough idea of the distribution of θ^ θ ^ for a particular θ θ …

  8. What is the meaning of the $c$ in $C_c^{\\infty}(\\mathbb{R})$?

    May 8, 2019 · Parsing the Notation The notation Ckc (R) C c k (R) denotes the space of compactly supported, k k -times continuously differentiable functions on R R. Tackling this …

  9. Proving $\\sum_{k=1}^n kk!=(n+1)!−1$ - Mathematics Stack …

    Jan 18, 2018 · Ok, so I'm trying to prove statement in the header. I have read the following discussion on it, but I can't seem to follow it all the way through: Proving $\sum_ {k=1}^n k k!= …

  10. logic - Is illogical = not logical? - Philosophy Stack Exchange

    Simply asking a question here. If I state that it is illogical for a tree to be the color blue, is that the same as stating that it is not logical for a tree to be the color blue? Does the wording of the two …