Math Glossary letter B
Publish date: 2024-07-13
Math Glossary Letter Bbabylonian method
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A method to find square roots using dividing and averagingBachet Conjecture
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Also known as Lagrange's four square theorem - every natural number can be stated as the sum of four integer squaresbakshali method
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A square root method using perfect squaresbalance
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the difference between the sum of debit entries and the sum of credit entries entered into an account during a financial periodbalance equations
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A method of shuffling numbers and signs to get two sides of an equation to equal each otherbalance sheet
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financial statement summarizing a company's assets, liabilities and shareholders' equity at a specific point in timebalance with interest
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The value of a fund when a balance is credited with interest for a specific period of time at a certain interest ratebasal metabolic rate
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A measure of energy expenditure while at restbase conversion
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Converting a number in one base to another basebaseball
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game played between two teams of nine players each who take turns batting and fieldingbasic math
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Elementary math subject to help students understand fundamentals, before moving on to more difficult subjectsbayes rule
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Probability of an event, based on existing preconditions of other eventsbearing
verb
Angle measurement of a directionbenchmark fractions
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common fraction that gives you a reference to measure other fractionswithbending beams displacement
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he behavior of a slender structural element subjected to an external load applied perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of the element.benfords law
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the principle that in any large, randomly produced set of natural numbers, such as tables of logarithms or corporate sales statistics
30.1% will begin with the digit 1
17.6% will begin with the digit 2
12.5% will begin with the digit 3
9.7% will begin with the digit 4
7.9% will begin with the digit 5
6.7% will begin with the digit 6
5.8% will begin with the digit 7
5.1% will begin with the digit 8
4.6% will begin with the digit 9
Log10(1 + 1/d)
bernoulli distributionnoun
A discrete distribution with two possible outcomes, n = 0, and n = 1bernoulli trials
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Repeating an experiment using a bernoulli distributionbeta
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A letter of the greek alphabet used for math notation.
Β β
better buynoun
Comparing two price and quantity measurements to see which offer is betterbetween
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A value or set of values which are greater than a lower value in a range and less than a higher value in a rangebigram
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Two adjacent elements of letters, symbols, or wordsbill
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the amount due for products or services rendered including current charges and previous unpaid balance, plus or minus any adjustments.binary
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Base 2 for numbersbingo
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game of chance in which each player matches numbers pre-printed in different arrangements on 55 cardsbinomial
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Polynomial which is the sum of two monomialsbinomial distribution
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discrete probability distribution of the number of successes in a sequence of n independent experiments, with a success or failure outcomebinomial multiplication
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Multiplying two binomials using the FOIL methodbinomial option pricing model
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iterative number tree for pricing optionsbinomial theorem
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algebraic expansion of powers of a binomialbinomials
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Polynomial which is the sum of two monomialsbiology
noun
study of life and living organisms, including their physical and chemical structure, function, development and evolutionbisect
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Cut an angle into 2 equal parts.bit shifting
verb
operation performed on the bits of a value, moving them either left or rightbitwise
noun
operates on one or more bit patterns or binary numerals at the individual bit levelbitwise AND
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eturns a 1 in each bit position for which the corresponding bits of both operands are 1s.bitwise NOT
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flips the set of bits you give it, changing all the 1s to 0s and all the 0s to 1s.
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bitwise ORnoun
bitwise XOR
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a binary operation that takes two bit patterns of equal length and performs the logical exclusive OR operation on each pair of corresponding bits. The result in each position is 1 if only one of the bits is 1, but will be 0 if both are 0 or both are 1.black-scholes
noun
pricing model used to determine the fair price or theoretical value for a call or a put optionblackjack
noun
A game of chance played with cardsBMI
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Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight BMR
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Basal Metabolic Rate - How many calories you would burn at rest for 24 hours.body mass index
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Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight bond
noun
a type of security under which the issuer owes the holder a debt, and is obliged depending on the terms to repay the principal of the bond at the maturity date as well as interest over a specified amount of time.bond price
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Current price of a bond based on interest rates and principalbond salesman method
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A formula to estimate yield rate for a bondbond yield rates
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the amount a bond pays out in interestbook value
noun
the value of an asset according to its balance sheet account balanceboolean
noun
value that is either true or false. denoting a system of algebraic notation used to represent logical propositions, especially in computing and electronics.boolean algebra
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branch of algebra in which the values of the variables are the truth values true and false, usually denoted 1 and 0borrow
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to take (one) from a digit of the minuend in subtraction in order to add as 10 to the digit holding the next lower place.boxcars
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Slang for a pair of dice showing sixes on each dieboyles law
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the pressure and volume of a gas have an inverse relationship, when temperature is held constant.
P1V1 = P2V2
brahmaguptas formulanoun
A Euclidean geometry formula used to find the area of any cyclic quadrilateral (inscribed in a circle)braille
noun
writing system used by people who are visually impairedbraking distance
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Amount of space required to stop a moving vehicle at a certain speedbreak even
noun
the point where your total revenue (sales or turnover) equals total costs such that profit is zerobretschneiders formula
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Alternative formula to determine the area of a quadrilateral
A = sqrt[(s - a)(s - b)(s - c)(s - d) - abcd · cos2(0.5(α + y))]
budgetnoun
an estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time. In economics, a budget constraint represents all the combinations of goods and services that a consumer may purchase given current prices within his or her given income. budget line equation
noun
Equation showing all the combinations of goods and services that a consumer may purchase given current prices within his or her given income
I = PxQx + PyQy where I = Income, P denotes price, Q denotes quantity
bushelnoun
capacity measurementbyte
noun
Unit of memory size
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