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  1. factorial - Why does 0! = 1? - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Possible Duplicate: Prove 0! = 1 0! = 1 from first principles Why does 0! = 1 0! = 1? All I know of factorial is that x! x! is equal to the product of all the numbers that come before it. The product of 0 and …

  2. Who first defined truth as "adæquatio rei et intellectus"?

    Mar 28, 2022 · António Manuel Martins claims (@44:41 of his lecture "Fonseca on Signs") that the origin of what is now called the correspondence theory of truth, Veritas est adæquatio rei et …

  3. complex analysis - Show that the function $f (z) = \log (z-i)$ is ...

    Jun 2, 2022 · Ok but the result ends up being the same, $u_ {xx} + u_ {yy}$ is never becoming zero since it is $\frac {x+y-1} {\sqrt {x^2 + (y-1)^2}}$

  4. When 0 is multiplied with infinity, what is the result?

    What I would say is that you can multiply any non-zero number by infinity and get either infinity or negative infinity as long as it isn't used in any mathematical proof. Because multiplying by infinity is …

  5. calculus - Why the gradient vector gives the direction of maximum ...

    Sep 2, 2016 · And I understand that the partial derivatives gives the increase value in the directions of i and j versor respectively. But, why the gradient vector, compound of these two values gives the …

  6. For what integer $n$ does $E(2/n)/K(2/n)$ reduce to Gamma functions?

    Oct 29, 2025 · This is Wolfram convention wich is not the same as you define por K and E. I.e K (m)=K (√k). See reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/EllipticK.html

  7. Is $x^{1/3}$ differentiable at $0$? - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    which is continuous at the origin but has different slopes as we approach 0 0 in different directions), however at the origin the derivative approaches infinity. So there's a discrepancy, between the …

  8. Expected radius of the smallest concentric circle having 2 points inside

    Jan 2, 2026 · You have a unit circle. 5 points are uniformly chosen inside the circle. Find the expected radius of the smallest concentric circle (thus it shares the original circle center) that contains 2 of th...

  9. Ramanujan's approximation for - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    In 1910, Srinivasa Ramanujan found several rapidly converging infinite series of $\\pi$, such as $$ \\frac{1}{\\pi} = \\frac{2\\sqrt{2}}{9801} \\sum^\\infty_{k=0 ...

  10. Alternative notation for inverse function - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Feb 23, 2018 · If anything, I think f−1(x) f 1 (x) is absolutely the correct notation for an inverse function. Correspondingly, I think f2(x) f 2 (x) is absolutely the correct notation for (f ∘ f)(x) = f(f(x)) (f ∘ f) (x) = f …