History: BPFK Section: Mathematical Constants

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cmavo xo (PA5)

Proposed Definition

Number question. A question word to which the answer is a number.

Proposed Tag


See Also

  • {ma}

Proposed Keywords

  • what number?
  • how many?

Usage Examples

xo gerku cu xabju lo zdani be do
How many dogs live in your house?

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cmavo ci'i (PA5)

Proposed Definition

Infinity. When followed by a number, it denotes a transfinite cardinal, such as ℵ0.

Proposed Tag


See Also

  • {cimni}

Proposed Keywords

  • infinity

Usage Examples

ci'i da mulna'usle
There are infinitely many prime numbers.

Notes


Issues

As multiplication and exponentiation of transfinite ordinals is incompatible with that of cardinals, a new cmavo should be added for a transfinite ordinal, such as ω0.

cmavo ka'o (PA5)

Proposed Definition

i, imaginary unit. When followed by a real number, multiplies that number by i. If four real numbers are separated by three ka'o, the number is a quaternion, with the components in the order 1, i, j, k.

Proposed Tag


See Also


Proposed Keywords

  • imaginary number
  • imaginary i

Usage Examples

saclu fi'ure loi lujna'u li paka'opa .iku'i saclu piro loi lujna'u li ni'upaka'opa
Only half the complex numbers can be represented in base 1+i, but all complex numbers can be represented in base i-1.

Notes


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cmavo pai (PA5)

Proposed Definition

The mathematical constant Pi (π), the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter.

Proposed Tag


See Also

  • {te'o}

Proposed Keywords

  • pi
  • π

Usage Examples

li pai du li ji'i ci pi pa vo pa xa
Pi is approximately equal to 3.1416.

Notes


Issues

cmavo te'o (PA5)

Proposed Definition

e (ℯ), Euler's number

Proposed Tag


See Also

  • {pai}

Proposed Keywords

  • Euler's number
  • mathematical constant

Usage Examples

li te'o te'a ka'o bi'e pi'i pai su'i pa du li no
ei *𝜋+1=0

Notes


Issues

cmavo tu'o (PA5)

Proposed Definition

Null operand. A placeholder digit used in MEX operations that are grammatically binary, but semantically unary.

Proposed Tag


See Also


Proposed Keywords

  • null operand
  • placeholder digit

Usage Examples

li fu'a ciboi muboi vu'u du li fu'a reboi tu'o va'a
3 5 - in reverse polish notation equals the negative of 2


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Thu 21 of Aug, 2014 14:33 GMT Ilmen from 95.210.209.219 Adding a word link. 18
Tue 17 of Jun, 2014 20:59 GMT selpa'i from 93.220.99.115 17
Mon 09 of Jun, 2014 20:46 GMT Ilmen from 128.140.133.185 Better definition 16
Mon 09 of Jun, 2014 20:37 GMT Ilmen from 128.140.133.185 Minor edit 15
Mon 09 of Jun, 2014 20:37 GMT Ilmen from 128.140.133.185 Minor formatting 14
Mon 09 of Jun, 2014 20:36 GMT Ilmen from 128.140.133.185 Formatting 13
Mon 09 of Jun, 2014 20:31 GMT Ilmen from 128.140.133.185 Formatting 12
Sun 08 of Jun, 2014 19:29 GMT mukti from 216.194.27.154 11
Fri 15 of Oct, 2010 20:44 GMT lindarthebard from 32.174.46.157 10
Tue 07 of Sep, 2010 18:00 GMT eyeonus from 96.18.103.113 9
Fri 08 of Jul, 2005 03:26 GMT PierreAbbat from 216.189.113.150 transfinite ordinal, expand defs, add example 8
Fri 08 of Jul, 2005 03:14 GMT PierreAbbat from 216.189.113.150 template 7
Thu 07 of Jul, 2005 08:43 GMT PierreAbbat from 216.189.113.165 Delete {no'o}; it's in Inexact Numbers. 6
Fri 17 of Sep, 2004 18:06 GMT rlpowell from 198.6.50.155 5
Mon 30 of Aug, 2004 01:20 GMT PierreAbbat from 216.189.121.177 the rest of the words to define 4
Mon 30 of Aug, 2004 00:09 GMT rlpowell from 64.81.49.171 3
Sun 29 of Aug, 2004 11:12 GMT PierreAbbat from 216.189.121.177 fix wrong paste 2
Sun 29 of Aug, 2004 11:05 GMT PierreAbbat from 216.189.121.177 start 1