Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maclaurin polynomial

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: maclau-r-in poly-no-mi-al
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A truncated Maclaurin series; the sum of the first n terms of a Maclaurin series.

Example Sentences

"Use the formula for the nth Maclaurin polynomial for a function f(x) given below to find the 5th Maclaurin polynomial for f(x) = ln(l + x). Show all of your work."
"Use the Maclaurin polynomial for the function defined by f(x) = ln(l + x) to compute the value of In 1.2 accurate to four decimal places."
"In the Maclaurin polynomials for sin x, only the odd powers of x appear explicitly."
"Or, it could be reinforcement of material on Taylor and Maclaurin polynomials that the students have had."

Inflected Forms

Maclaurin polynomials (plural)

Phrases

Maclaurin series

Frequently Paired Words

Maclaurin series

Questions

What does maclaurin polynomial mean?: A truncated Maclaurin series; the sum of the first n terms of a Maclaurin series.

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