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# A4 Q z4 t; C8 M- V, `$ l+ n+ |& I% K 如果一定语短语或定语从句,以界定被定义的词,所得定义表面上看虽不是“If……then……”的句型,而实际上是用“定语部分”代替了“If”句,因此我们可以把“定语部分”写成If句,从而又回到“If……then……”的句型。
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至于下面将要叙述的“Let…if…then”,“Let and assume…, If…then…”等句型,其实质也是基本句型“If……then……”的延伸。
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! |6 u4 Y$ k b9 E# B6 S 总之,绝大部分(如果不是全部的话)数学术语的定义和定理的叙述均可采用本附录中各种格式之。 1 O. W d* X0 N; M" S4 i
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( ]8 U% s' a& H8 G ^+ [/ C( u 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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The mapping , ad-bc 0, is called a Mobius transformation. 4 L7 K" W- M& ]$ O% v
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# Y( G7 W% o" C The 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.
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1 r4 i$ m3 @/ a# {8 Y- m 4. 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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