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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.
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Something is defined to be something (or adjective) 8 g+ M. U) p% D5 j* M5 \- g
Something is said to be something (or adjective) ; `( {8 X, `: I; N1 L" l
The difference A-B is defined to be the set of all elements of A which are not in B. u4 r6 x1 b( V3 O& K" |9 T9 T
A real number that cannot be expressed as the ratio of two integers is said to be an irrational number. ( e" E" U3 o" i8 }1 N
Real numbers which are greater than zero are said to be positive. 3.9 `' J: l2 j2 z7 l8 g" R9 T) M( W! _
We define something to be something. . ], f B5 i2 D8 R
We call something to be something. We define the intersection of A and B to be the set of those elements common to both A and B.
' F2 M: N/ F/ Z5 VWe call real numbers that are less than zero to be negative numbers.
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# R, Y' Q% @5 N/ Y% P; T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:
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% w9 W% }5 {- h tLet…, 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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' X) c l( z" tLet d(x,y) denote the distance between two points x and y of a set A. Then the number
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is called the diameter of A. 5. 如果被定义术语,需要满足某些条件,则可用如下形式:
; V& [1 @; R% ~8 WIf …, then …is called …
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: I9 G8 ?" I) { h( dIf …, then …is said to be …
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If …, then … is defined to be … ; h3 O1 |) s, Z+ f* v/ v
If the number of rows of a matrix A equals the number of its columns, then A
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9 L: r7 G# N. ?9 F& C* Q% u$ u/ yIf 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: % e, n# y: o$ _2 Z h3 ~8 l
Let(or Suppose) …. If …, then … is called … Let(or Suppose) …. If …, then … is said to be … . z# k( r% V$ ]0 H7 Y! o1 I) x
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) H9 v" b7 ?7 O+ Y. U. C
z1≠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. 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: ) X0 J6 X3 v% b/ ~# \
Let …and suppose(or assume) …. If … then…is called…
) o3 N/ o) k& z# BLet 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
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