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Mathematical finance — is a field of applied mathematics, concerned with financial markets. The subject has a close relationship with the discipline of financial economics, which is concerned with much of the underlying theory. Generally, mathematical finance will… … Wikipedia
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Mathematical induction — can be informally illustrated by reference to the sequential effect of falling dominoes. Mathematical induction is a method of mathematical proof typically used to establish that a given statement is true of all natural numbers (positive… … Wikipedia
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Mean square weighted deviation — is used extensively in geochronology, the science of obtaining information about the time of formation of, for example, rocks, minerals, bones, corals, or charcoal, or the time at which particular processes took place in a rock mass, for example… … Wikipedia
Mean-preserving spread — In probability and statistics, a mean preserving spread (MPS)[1] is a change from one probability distribution A to another probability distribution B, where B is formed by spreading out one or more portions of A s probability density function… … Wikipedia
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Mean squared error — In statistics, the mean squared error (MSE) of an estimator is one of many ways to quantify the difference between values implied by a kernel density estimator and the true values of the quantity being estimated. MSE is a risk function,… … Wikipedia
mean — I adj. 1) mean about (he was very mean about the loan) 2) mean to (he s mean to everyone) 3) mean to + inf. (it was mean of her to say that) II n. mathematical value 1) to find a mean 2) an arithmetic; harmonic mean middle point 3) a golden mean… … Combinatory dictionary
