(How to define a mathematical term?)
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( h/ e2 x' S' k- [. r, jSomething is defined as something.
/ ?) y1 Y2 j" c+ t! zSomething is called something.
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The union of A and B is defined as the set of those elements which are in A, in B or in both. $ c0 t1 B0 E: z3 Q Y# z
The mapping ,is called a Mobius transformation. % P% ]4 x8 T, _# B6 ^4 }8 c
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; J5 G, m: G) C. p9 ASomething is defined to be something (or adjective)
0 k, c7 ^5 T7 u* ~" BSomething is said to be something (or adjective)
3 [6 a) |2 U* _3 dThe difference A-B is defined to be the set of all elements of A which are not in B.
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A real number that cannot be expressed as the ratio of two integers is said to be an irrational number. 9 U# O( c" E9 }5 F! V
Real numbers which are greater than zero are said to be positive. 3.
2 I/ A0 P) O( H5 K9 jWe define something to be something. . J3 }: t. R8 [ @8 a3 d, Z
We call something to be something.
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We define the intersection of A and B to be the set of those elements common to both A and B. / m2 W+ B5 L- {$ T& ^; v
We call real numbers that are less than zero to be negative numbers. 4.' K! p3 l, `: R% t% A; e6 T7 l
如果在定义某一术语之前,需要事先交代某些东西(前提),可用如下形式:
, i: Q- [; {4 X5 h5 P) w h5 iLet…, Then … is called …
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Let…, Then … is said to be … Let…, Then … is defined as … Let…, Then … is defined to be … Let x=(x1, x2, … xn) be an n-tuple of real numbers. Then the set of all such n-tuples is defined as the Euclidean n-space Rn .
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0 _* l1 H( O9 M6 m9 \" zLet d(x,y) denote the distance between two points x and y of a set A. Then the number
is called the diameter of A.
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5. 如果被定义术语,需要满足某些条件,则可用如下形式:
" H4 @. F7 C- @4 ]5 X. c- S! F1 yIf …, then …is called …
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2 L( V& P: S" e* L& uIf …, then …is said to be … + V6 S. Q; ?: Y9 Q6 S$ H
If …, then …is defined as …
0 H% q% u k$ w- aIf …, then … is defined to be …
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If the number of rows of a matrix A equals the number of its columns, then A
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If a function f is differentiable at every point of a domain D, then it is said to be analytic in D. 6. 如果需要说明被定义术语应在什么前提下,满足什么条件,则可用下面形式:
/ z0 p& Q! d8 y& o0 WLet(or Suppose) …. If …, then … is called …
Let(or Suppose) …. If …, then … is said to be … 9 [# s9 f6 I4 D5 V! N; \$ M! ] f
Let f(z) be an analytic function defined on a domain D(前提条件).If for every pair of points z1 and z2 in D with
( N9 _& K8 b" C$ a# t wz1≠z2 ,we have f(z1)≠f(z2) (直接条件),then f(z) is called a schlicht function or is said to be schlicht in D.
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7. 如果被定义术语需要满足几个条件(大前提,小前提,直接条件),则可用如下形式:
, V* g! t( H& @! l* ?) g4 LLet …and suppose(or assume) …. If … then…is called…
/ H' K; H3 p9 T n: Q gLet D be a domain and suppose that f(z) is analytic in D. If for every pair of points z1 and z2 in D with: C( `( i" |5 I! U7 ?
z1≠z2 ,we have f(z1)≠f(z2),then f(z) is called a schlicht function .
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