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A

abstract object

abuse of notation

accented characters

after (in discourse)

and

anonymous notation

antimetaphorism

application

approximation

of real numbers

Archimedean property

of a complex number

input to a function

asterisk

Astounding Math Stories

axiomatic method

B

__notation for decimals

bare delimiters

barred arrow notation

base (of a logarithm)

before (in discourse)

binary

black box (function as __)

blackboard bold

block (of a partition)

boundary value (of definition)

bracket

C

canonical structure

case

-- (of letters)

cases, definition by

category (two meanings)

character (two meanings)

closure properties

of the natural numbers

of the integers

of the rational numbers

cognitive dissonance

collective plural

composition

of functions

of relations

comprehension, method of

conceptual
conclusion

conditional assertion

contain

context-sensitive interpretation

covert curriculum

D

decimal representation

of the rational numbers

of the real numbers

defining condition (in setbuilder notation)

defining equation(for a function)

defining phrase (of a definition)

definite article

definite description

(intent of assertion)

density

of the rational numbers

of the real numbers

dependent variable

devious definition

distance

between numbers

distributive plural

domain

__of a function

dyadic relation

dysfunctional behaviors

E

equivalence class

equivalence kernel of a function

equivalence relation

equivalent

(by an equivalence relation)

establish notation

exhaustion (proof by)

existence statement

existential bigamy

existential quantifier

expansive generalization

extension (of an assertion)

explicit assertion

F

fallacy

family

field

formula

(for a function)

foundations of math

G

garden path sentence

graph

-- of a function

-- of a relation

H

I

I (two meanings)

identity

if

image

(of a function)

(mental representation)

in your own words

incomplete notation

indefinite article

indefinite description

independent variable

infix notation

for binary relations

intent of assertion

irrational numbers

isomorphism

J

K

L

links to math sites

list

as function on its index set

list notation (for sets)

literalism

lives in

ln

logarithm

logic

logical construction

look ahead

lower-case letter

lowest terms

M

mathematical logic

mathematical object

mathematical structure

mental representation

method addiction

method of deduction

multiplication symbol

multivalued function

must

N

narrative proof

O

opposite (of a relation)

order

outfix notation

P

pairwise disjoint

parenthetic assertion

partial function

partition

(different meanings)

pattern recognition

permutation

Perrin function

physical representation

pointy brackets

Polish notation

postfix notation

powerset

prefix notation

-- by contradiction

structure of --

Q

quadratic formula

quantifier

logical operation

quantity

quotient set

-- of an equivalence relation

-- of a function

R

rabbit out of a hat

range

rational number

reconstructive generalization

representation

of natural numbers

reverse Polish notation

rewrite according to the definition

ring with identity

Russell’s Paradox

S

of an assumption

of a definition

self-monitoring

semantic contamination

equality of sets

specification for sets

setbuilder notation

sine-blur function

split definition

square brackets

standardization in math

stronger (for conditional statements)

structural notation

suppression of parameters

symbol manipulation

symbolic assertion

symbolic expression

symbolic statement

symmetry

synecdoche

T

table

term

multiple meanings

theory of functions

transformer (function as__)

translation problem

trial and error

trigonometric functions

truth

two-column format

U

understanding math

uniqueness theorem

universal

___generalization

___instantiation

universally true

unnecessarily weak assertion

upper-case letter

useful behaviors

-- in doing proofs

V

value (of a function)

variable object

variations in meaning

W

walking blindfolded

without loss of generality (WLOG)

word-length function

X

Y

Z