"alternating series test" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: alternating series tests [plural]
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  1. (mathematics) A test for determining whether an alternating series Synonyms: Leibniz's test, Leibniz's rule, Leibniz criterion Derived forms: AST [abbreviation] Translations (alternating series test): признак на Лайбниц (priznak na Lajbnic) [masculine] (Bulgarian), критерий на Лайбниц (kriterij na Lajbnic) [masculine] (Bulgarian), criteri de Leibniz [masculine] (Catalan), Leibnizin kriteerio (Finnish), critère de la série alternée [masculine] (French), critère de convergence des séries alternées [masculine] (French), critère de Leibniz [masculine] (French), test de serie alternada [masculine] (Galician), criterio de Leibniz [masculine] (Galician), criterio di Leibniz [masculine] (Italian), teste da série alternada [masculine] (Portuguese), teste da série alternante [feminine] (Portuguese), teste de Leibniz [masculine] (Portuguese), critério de Leibniz [masculine] (Portuguese), criterio de la serie alternante [masculine] (Spanish), criterio de Leibniz [masculine] (Spanish)
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  2. (mathematics) A test for determining whether an alternating series Synonyms: Leibniz's test, Leibniz's rule, Leibniz criterion
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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