power series
noun
: an infinite series whose terms are successive integral powers of a variable multiplied by constants
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The terms in the power series involve increasingly high powers of x, so unless they are paired with extremely small coefficients, large x-values will make the power series blow up.
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Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
In the playoffs last season, Kleber’s 3-and-D skillset helped power series victories over the Utah Jazz and Suns.
—Dallas News, 18 Oct. 2022
In his later work, Newton’s power series gave him a Swiss Army knife for calculus.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 31 Aug. 2022
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Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025
In the playoffs last season, Kleber’s 3-and-D skillset helped power series victories over the Utah Jazz and Suns.
—Dallas News, 18 Oct. 2022
In his later work, Newton’s power series gave him a Swiss Army knife for calculus.
—Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 31 Aug. 2022
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“Power series.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/power%20series. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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