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Re: [MATHEDU] Terminology
Posted:
Mar 21, 2000 8:45 AM
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It is almost always refered to as a "linear function"; in abstract algebra
courses it is sometimes a polynomial function of degree one.
MJ
Professor M. J. Winter telephone: 517 353 6337
Department of Mathematics fax 517 432 1562
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
http://www.math.msu.edu/~winter/
On Tue, 21 Mar 2000, Tomas Bergqvist wrote:
> Hello.
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> In Swedish upper secondary school the term "first degree function" is used
> to represent a function given by a first degree polynomial. Is this used in
> English litterature also?
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> Tomas.
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