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A

abstract object

abuse of notation

accented characters

after (in discourse)

and

antimetaphorism

application

approximation

of real numbers

Archimedean property

of a complex number

input to a function

Astounding Math Stories

axiomatic method

B

__notation for decimals

bare delimiters

base (of a logarithm)

before (in discourse)

binary relation

blackboard bold

block (of a partition)

boundary value (of definition)

C

canonical structure

case

-- (of letters)

cases, definition by

category (two meanings)

closure properties

of the natural numbers

of the integers

of the rational numbers

cognitive dissonance

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 expression (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

domain

__of a function

dyadic relation

dysfunctional behaviors

E

equation

equivalence class

equivalence relation

equivalent

(by an equivalence relation)

establish notation

exhaustion (proof by)

existence assertion

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

juxtaposition

K

L

links to math sites

list

as function on its index set

list notation (for sets)

literalism

lives in

ln

logarithm

logical construction

look ahead

lower-case letter

lowest terms

M

mathematical logic

mathematical object

mathematical structure

mental representation

method addiction

method of deduction

multivalued function

must

N

narrative proof

O

opposite (of a relation)

or

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

prefix notation

-- by contradiction

structure of --

Q

quantifier

logical operation

quantity

quotient set

-- of an equivalence relation

R

rabbit out of a hat

range

rational number

reconstructive generalization

representation

of natural numbers

reverse Polish notation

rewrite according to the definition

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

suppression of parameters

symbol manipulation

symbolic assertion

symbolic expression

synecdoche

T

table

term

multiple meanings

theory of functions

translation problem

trial and error

trigonometric functions

truth

two-column format

U

understanding math

unnecessarily weak assertion

uniqueness theorem

universal

___generalization

___instantiation

universally true

upper-case letter

useful behaviors

-- in doing proofs

V

variable object

W

walking blindfolded

without loss of generality (WLOG)

word-length function

X

Y

Z