"Taylor polynomial" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Taylor polynomials [plural], Taylor's polynomial [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Taylor polynomial (plural Taylor polynomials)
  1. (mathematical analysis) A truncated Taylor series; the sum of the first n terms of a Taylor series. Related terms: Maclaurin polynomial Translations (truncated Taylor series): polinomio de Taylor [masculine] (Asturian), polinomi de Taylor [masculine] (Catalan), Taylorpolynomium (Danish), polynôme de Taylor [masculine] (French), polinomio de Taylor [masculine] (Galician), polinomio di Taylor [masculine] (Italian), polinômio de Taylor [masculine] (Portuguese), polinomio de Taylor [masculine] (Spanish)

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