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Series Expansions
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Built-in
Mathematica
Symbol
The Representation of Power Series
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Series
SeriesData
Normal
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O
O[
x
]^
n
represents a term of order
x
n
.
O[
x
]^
n
is generated to represent omitted higher-order terms in power series.
O[
x
,
x
0
]^
n
represents a term of order
(
x
-
x
0
)
n
.
MORE INFORMATION
Normal
can be used to truncate power series, and remove
O
terms.
EXAMPLES
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Basic Examples
(1)
A series representing an approximate function:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
Doing operations on the approximate function maintains the appropriate series order:
In[2]:=
Out[2]=
Scope
(2)
Generalizations & Extensions
(3)
Applications
(1)
Properties & Relations
(1)
SEE ALSO
Series
SeriesData
Normal
TUTORIALS
The Representation of Power Series
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