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Author Clapham, Christopher.

Title The concise Oxford dictionary of mathematics / Christopher Clapham
Edition Second edition
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1996

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 W'PONDS  510.3 Cla/Cod 1996  AVAILABLE
Description 312 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm
Series Oxford paperback reference
Oxford paperback reference.
Summary With explanatory figures, diagrams, and tables for ready reference to compliment the text, clear and precise definitions, with helpful examples of a wide range of mathematical terms and concepts, and brief biographical sketches of the great mathematicians, this comprehensive dictionary will serve as an indispensable and trustworthy guide to the dynamic world of mathematics
This invaluable resource will guide general readers, as well as students, through the often bewildering maze of equations and theorems encountered within the mathematical universe. Nearly 1,000 entries have been added for this new edition covering everything from pure and applied mathematics to statistics. Also included are entries on mathematics of more general interest, such as fractals, game theory, and chaos. Providing succinct definitions and clear explanations to a wealth of terms, A Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics also enables readers to make new discoveries as they browse and check cross-references
Notes Rev. ed. of: A concise dictionary of mathematics. 1990
Electronic version available online to subscribing libraries at Oxford Reference Online
Subject Mathematics -- Dictionaries.
Genre/Form Dictionaries.
Author Clapham, Christopher. Concise dictionary of mathematics
LC no. 95037085
ISBN 0192800418
Other Titles Mathematics