Math Glossary Letter L lagrange theorem noun in group theory, for any finite group say G, the order of subgroup H of group G divides the order of Gp = a2 + b2 + c2 + d2 lambda noun A letter of the greek alphabet used for math notation.Λ λ lateral area noun the calculation of the area of one side of a three-dimensional object lattice multiplication noun a written method of multiplying numbers also known as Chinese multiplication latus rectum noun he chord through a focus parallel to the conic section directrix law noun a mathematical statement which always holds true LDL noun low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol, sometimes called bad cholesterol, makes up most of your body's cholesterol. least common multiple noun Given 2 numbers a and b, the least common multiple LCM is the smallest positive integer that is divisible by both. It is commonly denoted as LCM(a, b) least squares method noun a statistical procedure to find the best fit for a set of data points by minimizing the sum of the offsets or residuals of points from the plotted curve leibnizs triangle noun a triangular arrangement of unit fractions in which the outermost diagonals consist of the reciprocals of the row numbers and each inner cell is the cell diagonally above and to the left minus the cell to the left. lemma noun An intermediate theorem. A generally minor, proven proposition which is used as a stepping stone to a larger result. For that reason, it is also known as a helping theorem or an auxiliary theorem. length noun the measurement or extent of something from end to end less than noun Shows an inequality of one value being less than another< less than or equal to noun Shows an inequality of one value being equal to or less than another≤ letter noun a character representing one or more of the sounds used in speech; any of the symbols of an alphabet. letter arrangements noun ways to arrange letters in a word levenshtein distance noun a string metric for measuring the difference between two sequences lever noun a rigid body capable of rotating on a point on itself. liability noun an obligation of a company that results in the companys future sacrifices of economic benefits to other entities or businesses LIFO noun ast in, first out (LIFO) is a method used to account for inventory that records the most recently produced items as sold first LIFO noun Last In, Last Out is an accounting method in which assets purchased or acquired lasst are disposed of first like terms noun Terms whose variables (such as x or y) with any exponentsare the same likelihood noun how likely a particular population is to produce an observed sample limit noun the value that a function (or sequence) approaches as the input (or index) approaches some valu line noun an infinitely long one-dimensional object with no width, depth, or curvature linear algebra noun the study of vectors and linear functions linear congruence noun a problem of finding an integer x that satisfies the equation ax = b (mod m) Linear equation noun An equation with the form a1 x1 + ··· + an xn + b = 0 where where
x1 , ···,xn are the variables (or unknowns), and
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a1 ,···,xn are the coefficientsa1 x1 + ··· + an xn + b = 0 linear interpolation noun a method of curve fitting using linear polynomials to construct new data points within the range of a discrete set of known data points liter noun metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of water under standard conditions, now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters literal equation noun an equation which consists primarily of letters littles law noun the average number of items in a stationary queuing system, based on the average waiting time of an item within a system and the average number of items arriving at the system per unit of time.CT = WIP/TH loan noun a thing that is borrowed, especially a sum of money that is expected to be paid back with interest. logarithm noun the exponent or power to which a base must be raised to yield a given number logarithmic rate of return noun a way of calculating the rate of return on an investment measuring the rate of exponential growth logistic map noun a polynomial mapping (equivalently, recurrence relation) of degree 2. it gives a way of predicting how a population of animals will grow or shrink over time long division noun a standard division algorithm suitable for dividing multi-digit numerals that is simple enough to perform by hand. loss noun decrease the amount or rate of (something, typically weight or speed or time). lotto noun a lottery game similar to bingo lower bound noun Any number less than or equal to all elements in a set. lower quartile noun the value under which 25% of data points are found when they are arranged in increasing order