(How to define a mathematical term?)
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Something is defined as something. . U2 r* {! G" Q' C
Something is called something. The union of A and B is defined as the set of those elements which are in A, in B or in both.
% Z/ I' U; S% ^" nThe mapping ,is called a Mobius transformation.
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Something is defined to be something (or adjective)
. z( Q2 W2 |7 G# _* V rSomething 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.
0 e" q3 g/ y; S+ G+ r0 P7 tA real number that cannot be expressed as the ratio of two integers is said to be an irrational number.
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Real numbers which are greater than zero are said to be positive. 3.
' J& C3 \" i* {' y, bWe define something to be something.
1 Q D" j: p( j# S- I+ u( }; ^2 hWe 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. 1 ~4 I. Z5 i! o) N/ `: P5 g9 n. T
We call real numbers that are less than zero to be negative numbers. 4.- u3 `; e" a% M' {( u& l* n
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:
7 i: Z. f( j) o4 h6 @3 K5 ~Let…, 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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( ?4 o: X5 h& WLet 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. . k2 C3 m* ~3 j0 Y5 w( \0 C! j
5. 如果被定义术语,需要满足某些条件,则可用如下形式: 2 Q, f( q1 W# }1 t$ T. O, L# N
If …, then …is called …
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If …, then …is said to be …
, F( _+ }0 T* KIf …, then …is defined as …
6 K& l& \( a3 Z# w' Y$ y5 D/ cIf …, 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 A7 a, [2 M4 c4 f4 Z9 J T
is called a square matrix.
- p* |0 f7 I5 I) k) a* aIf 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: 1 f) t2 `" n& ]2 ]) l8 \2 q
Let(or Suppose) …. If …, then … is called … Let(or Suppose) …. If …, then … is said to be … 6 |/ Q* j C: w
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
1 e+ K4 J$ Y) P5 j0 y4 xz1≠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: % ]; A( j' l* Q$ G7 V: |7 ^% k& ^
Let …and suppose(or assume) …. If … then…is called…
5 J- ]1 c% w: D2 T& s7 e1 ~Let 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
5 S, D6 M$ } \, @# y0 M- D. Wz1≠z2 ,we have f(z1)≠f(z2),then f(z) is called a schlicht function .
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