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  1. How to denote a very small number - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Nov 3, 2016 · I'm adding a small number ϵ ϵ to a denominator for numerical stability. Is it correct to introduce it as ϵ ≪ 1 ϵ ≪ 1? In fact, it should be close to zero, not just (much) smaller than …

  2. What does the small number on top of the square root symbol …

    I just came across this annotation in my school's maths compendium: The compendium is very brief and doesn't explain what this means.

  3. What do the little numbers in math mean, and how do they work?

    Like these: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9. They are little numbers aside the regular sized unicode characters, and you see them pop up in equations as follows:

  4. What do these small numbers like powers but are below mean?

    Sep 8, 2020 · I have encountered those small numbers that are like exponents but are beneath numbers instead of above. What do they Mean? $$x_1,x_2,\ldots,x_n$$

  5. How would I express that a variable is a very small number?

    I was wondering if there were a mathematical way to note that a variable in an expression is "very small". I feel like ambiguity might be the cause of there not being one, but I'm not sure. Exampl...

  6. notation - What do Subscripted numbers in an equation mean ...

    Usually the subscripts are natural numbers, i.e. a number from {1,2,3,…} {1, 2, 3,}. That means that the equation above only make sense if n≥ 3 n ≥ 3. This means that in order to describe a …

  7. arithmetic - How to logically interpret the division of small number …

    Nov 30, 2023 · How to logically interpret the division of small number by large number on a number line? Ask Question Asked 2 years, 1 month ago Modified 2 years, 1 month ago

  8. Much less than, what does that mean? - Mathematics Stack …

    Nov 7, 2015 · Large numbers are much larger than small numbers... The most important property of large numbers is that you can add a small number to a large number without changing it.

  9. notation - Why exactly was $\epsilon$ chosen to denote a very …

    Jul 3, 2017 · I tried to search the defintion of ϵ ϵ, but only got that it is the fifth letter in the Greek alphabet. I want to know why it was chosen the way it was? This is something not very …

  10. algebra precalculus - What do the small numbers/letters in a math …

    Mar 5, 2019 · What do the small numbers/letters in a math or science formula mean??? [closed] Ask Question Asked 6 years, 10 months ago Modified 6 years, 10 months ago