PRODUCTS
Mathematica
Mathematica for Students
Mathematica for the Classroom
Mathematica Personal Grid Edition
grid
Mathematica
web
Mathematica
Mathematica Player
(free download)
Mathematica Player Pro
Wolfram
Workbench
Mathematica
Applications
PURCHASE
Online Store
Other Ways to Buy
Volume & Site Licensing
Contact Sales
Software
Service
Upgrades
Training
Books
FOR USERS
All User Resources
Product Registration
Technical Support
Customer Service
Developer Support
Does My Site Have a License?
Free Seminars
Certified Training
Documentation & Examples
Tutorial Screencasts
Video Gallery
Demonstrations Project
Education Portal
Student Resources
COMPANY
About Wolfram Research
News & Events
Wolfram Blog
Employment Opportunities
History of
Mathematica
Stephen Wolfram's Home Page
Contact Us
OUR SITES
Demonstrations Project
MathWorld
Integrator
Wolfram Functions Site
Wolfram Blog
Mathematica Journal
Wolfram Library Archive
Wolfram
Tones
Wolfram Science
Stephen Wolfram
DOCUMENTATION CENTER SEARCH
Mathematica
>
Series Expansions
>
Built-in
Mathematica
Symbol
The Representation of Power Series
Tutorials »
|
Series
SeriesData
Normal
See Also »
|
Series Expansions
More About »
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
CLOSE ALL
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
MORE ABOUT
Series Expansions
New in 1
© 2008 Wolfram Research, Inc.
EXAMPLES
Basic Examples 
Scope 