"formal power series" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: formal power series [plural]
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  1. (mathematics, algebra) Any finite or infinite series of the form a_0+a_1x+a_2x²…=∑ᵢa_ixⁱ, where the aᵢ are numbers, but it is understood that no value is assigned to x. Wikipedia link: formal power series Categories (topical): Algebra, Mathematics Related terms: formal Laurent series, Lagrange inversion theorem, Lagrange-Bürmann formula
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