power series
noun
: an infinite series whose terms are successive integral powers of a variable multiplied by constants
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In the playoffs last season, Kleber’s 3-and-D skillset helped power series victories over the Utah Jazz and Suns.
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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
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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1884, in the meaning defined above
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