Maclaurin series

One entry found for Maclaurin series.

Main Entry: Mac·lau·rin series
Pronunciation: m&-'klor-&n(z)-
Function: noun
Etymology: Colin Maclaurin died 1746 Scottish mathematician
: a Taylor series that is expanded about the reference point zero and that takes the form f(x) = f(0) + (f´(0)/1!)x + (f''(0)/2!)x² + ... + (f^[n](0)/n!)xⁿ + ... subject to the conditions holding for a Taylor's series -- called also Maclaurin's series