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Something is defined as something. 3 M* g+ H; P6 {2 `: i5 U
Something is called something.
9 x& m5 p9 G( G; h% q" b# p. v例如:
The union of A and B is defined as the set of those elements which are in A, in B or in both. 3 z% U, Z6 Z2 e3 {& p. J
The mapping ,is called a Mobius transformation. 2.
) N9 ~# T9 m6 I7 [3 A+ ?1 }, S# rSomething is defined to be something (or adjective) $ s: P1 K0 H3 _
Something is said to be something (or adjective)
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The difference A-B is defined to be the set of all elements of A which are not in B. 2 B- \- Z4 C5 w; { Z
A real number that cannot be expressed as the ratio of two integers is said to be an irrational number.
, M6 i: `, h# {# w' i2 NReal numbers which are greater than zero are said to be positive.
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We define something to be something.
! B* P! x1 m6 b7 CWe call something to be something.
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例如: We define the intersection of A and B to be the set of those elements common to both A and B. 7 W) O/ x8 Q/ K* y% x0 t
We call real numbers that are less than zero to be negative numbers. 8 {" t. _& e, S9 F3 L6 V" Y
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Let…, Then … is called … 5 d4 M6 J, u/ F/ K5 ^
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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Let 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. 5. 如果被定义术语,需要满足某些条件,则可用如下形式: 3 X9 A# t$ K! Y" w
If …, then …is called … 9 U ?8 b1 A5 b' C
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If …, then …is said to be … 0 Y1 C; R6 _* ~- Y5 F* x- v3 k
If …, then …is defined as …
3 N1 C0 K' Y# }& }/ o" GIf …, then … is defined to be …
) k; L, e$ Z3 u( d3 Z4 k sIf the number of rows of a matrix A equals the number of its columns, then A$ b4 x+ H1 U( t" a7 _
is called a square matrix.
5 a7 O! W5 D; B- T; ]8 u3 _If a function f is differentiable at every point of a domain D, then it is said to be analytic in D.
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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:
?# A) {+ {' K* F8 {$ G% F, @. Y1 S& eLet(or Suppose) …. If …, then … is called …
Let(or Suppose) …. If …, then … is said to be …
# ^( L# Y' B1 U+ s# C3 Y4 J* iLet 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
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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: 8 `. u, T0 M3 n# S' E- W
Let …and suppose(or assume) …. If … then…is called…
; F% l6 n; R3 {) l0 mLet 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
+ W# @3 h: K4 u1 E$ ~' G: Qz1≠z2 ,we have f(z1)≠f(z2),then f(z) is called a schlicht function .
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