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A polynomial invariant under changing the sign of each coordinate can have its sum of squares representation averaged over independent Rademacher random variables ${\epsilon }_i\in \{-1,1\}$. Distinct parity patterns of monomials have zero cross terms because $\mathbb{E}[{\prod }_i{\epsilon }_i^{a_i}]$ vanishes when some exponent is odd. For a quadratic homogeneous polynomialthis givesThis identity separates the even monomials from each distinct two-coordinate parity pattern.

The displayed entire function has exactly the periods $2\pi i\mathbb{Z}$: a period $c$ would make $e^z(e^c-1)$ a constant integer multiple of $2\pi i$, forcing $e^c=1$. If a polynomial addition relation existed, specialize its middle argument at a point with $e^c=\alpha >0$ irrational, avoiding the finitely many specializations making the entire polynomial vanish. With $t=e^z$, the relation becomes a nonzero finite sum of exponentials $e^{(m+\alpha n)t}$. These real exponents are distinct, so the largest one dominates as $t\to +\infty$, a contradiction. This demonstrates that an algebraic addition theorem is stronger than simple periodicity.

Simpson's rule integrates the quadratic interpolant through two endpoints and their midpoint. It is exact also on cubic polynomials. On $[0,2]$, define the raw kernel $K(t)=L[(x-t{)}_{+}^3]$, where $L$ is integral minus the rule. Then $K(t)=-t^3(4-3t)/12$ for $0\le t\le 1$ and $K(t)=-(2-t{)}^3(3t-2)/12$ for $1\le t\le 2$. It is strictly negative inside the interval and integrates to $-1/15$. The Peano kernel theorem therefore gives the sharp bound $|L(f)|\le \Vert f^{(4)}{\Vert }_{\infty }/90$; $f(x)=x^4/24$ attains equality. Scaling to endpoint spacing $h$ gives $h^5/90$. The normalized Peano kernel is $K/3!$, so the external factorial must be omitted when using that normalization.

For a binary cyclic code with defining zeros of a cyclic code $\alpha$ and ${\alpha }^3$, a single error in coordinate $j$ has polynomial $X^j$ and syndromes $S_1={\alpha }^j$, $S_3={\alpha }^{3j}$. If $S_1\ne 0$ and $S_3=S_1^3$, recover $j$ from the exponent of $S_1$, flip that coordinate, and verify that the resulting polynomial vanishes at both roots. When the linear code has minimum Hamming distance at least five, this verified correction is the unique codeword within two errors. The syndrome relation alone should not replace checking the corrected word.

For $r=-\lambda >0$ and vanishing solid-to-liquid diffusivity ratio, $H(r)=\sqrt{\pi }r{e}^{r^2}\mathrm{erfc}(-r)$ gives the interfacial liquid concentration. It increases from zero to $C_s$ as $r$ increases. Its derivative is $C_s{H}^{\prime }/(1+H{)}^2$, which decreases from $\sqrt{\pi }{C}_s$ to zero. For a direct proof, write $A=H/r=\sqrt{\pi }{e}^{r^2}\mathrm{erfc}(-r)$. Then $A^{\prime }=2rA+2$, so $A\ge \sqrt{\pi }+2r$. Differentiation gives $2H^{\prime 2}-(1+H)H^{\prime \prime }=2[(1+r^2+2r^4)A^2+r(4r^2-1)A+2r^2-2]>0$: the bracket increases with $A$, and substitution of its lower bound gives only positive polynomial coefficients, including constant $\pi -2$. Thus the concentration is strictly concave as a function of melting speed parameter $r$. Combining this with a linearized thermal balance produces one fold on the melting branch and, with the freezing branch, an interval of three possible interface speeds.

For $B=\overline{\mathbb{C}[1,x]}$ inside $A$, the displayed set is the full spectrum of $x$ in $A$. On a bounded complementary component, the maximum modulus principle gives $|p(\lambda )|\le {\max }_{{\sigma }_A(x)}|p|\le \Vert p(x)\Vert$. Evaluation $p(x)\mapsto p(\lambda )$ therefore extends to a character of an algebra on $B$, showing $\lambda \in {\sigma }_B(x)$. Conversely the unbounded resolvent component survives by resolvent components in a closed unital subalgebra. In particular, if zero lies in that component, $x^{-1}$ belongs to the norm closure of polynomials in $x$.

A junction between adjacent polynomial pieces of a cubic spline or other spline. Continuity conditions at these junctions determine which piecewise polynomial functions are splines.

A spline quasi-interpolant synthesizes a B-spline expansion from local bounded linear functionals, instead of solving a global interpolation system. Suppose each functional is bounded by $c_k\Vert f{\Vert }_{C[t_i,t_{i+k}]}$ and the operator reproduces every spline. On a knot cell $[t_j,t_{j+1}]$, only indices $j+1-k\le i\le j$ contribute. Their supports lie in $[t_{j+1-k},t_{j+k}]$, and subpartition of unity for B-splines proves local operator norm at most $c_k$. Reproduction of degree-$k-1$ polynomials and a local Taylor theorem remainder then give error at most $(1+c_k)(2k-1{)}^k{h}^k\Vert f^{(k)}{\Vert }_{\infty }/k!$, on the basic knot domain with the usual completed boundary basis.

Suppose a perturbed polynomial has the local form $A(x-x_0{)}^2+ϵB+O((x-x_0{)}^3,ϵ(x-x_0),{ϵ}^2)$ with $AB\ne 0$. Dominant balance gives $x-x_0={ϵ}^{1/2}z$ and $A{z}^2+B=0$. The two resulting Puiseux series split a double root; their leading displacements can be real or a complex conjugate pair. Ordinary Taylor series in $ϵ$ cannot describe this splitting.

For nonnegative integers $n,k$, the Stirling number of the second kindcounts the set partitions of an $n$-element finite set into exactly $k$ unlabelled blocks of a set partition. Set $S(0,0)=1$, $S(n,0)=0$ for $n>0$, and $S(n,k)=0$ for $k>n$. Also $S(n,1)=S(n,n)=1$ for $n\ge 1$. Grassl and Levin develop these counts through explicit set partitions and a recurrence relation. ^[ref]

Insert one distinguished element. For $n\ge 1$ and $1\le k\le n$, the Stirling numbers of the second kind obeyProof outline. Inspect the block of a set partition containing $n$. If it contains another element, removing $n$ leaves a set partition into $k$ blocks of a set partition; conversely, insert $n$ into any of those $k$ blocks of a set partition. If $n$ is alone, remove its singleton set and obtain a set partition into $k-1$ blocks of a set partition. The cases cannot overlap, and deletion reverses each construction. This explains the factor $k$ even though the blocks of a set partition have no names. ^[ref]

For $n=4,k=2$, start with the three two-block set partitions of $\{1,2,3\}$. Inserting $4$ into either block of a set partition gives six possibilities. The remaining possibility is $\{\{1,2,3\},\{4\}\}$, obtained by making $4$ a singleton set. Hence $S(4,2)=2\cdot 3+1=7$. The seven set partitions in the diagram comprise four with sizes $3+1$ and three with sizes $2+2$; this grouping by sizes independently gives $4+3=7$.

Three different counting questions. The binomial coefficient $\left(\genfrac{}{}{0ex}{}{n}{k}\right)$ selects one $k$-element subset. The Stirling number of the second kind $S(n,k)$ groups all $n$ distinct elements into $k$ nonempty unnamed blocks of a set partition. The power $k^n$ counts all functions to a specified $k$-element finite set, allowing some destination labels to go unused. At $n=4,k=2$, these counts are respectively $6$, $7$, and $16$. Choosing two people, making two unnamed nonempty teams, and assigning each person a red or blue label are different tasks.

When the destinations have labels. For fixed finite sets $X,Y$ of sizes $n,k$, respectively, the number of surjective functions $X\to Y$ isHere every element of $Y$ must be used. Each surjective function gives a set partition of $X$ into its nonempty preimages $f^{-1}(\{y\})$. Conversely, assign the $k$ distinct destination labels to the $k$ blocks of a set partition in $k!$ ways, where $k!$ is a factorial. For two labelled teams of four people this gives $2!\cdot 7=14$: of the $2^4=16$ assignments, exactly two use only one label. Dividing arbitrary function counts by $k!$ fails in general because unused labels can be permuted without changing a function. For example, $3^4/3!=13.5$ cannot count set partitions. The empty-to-empty function is a surjection, consistent with $0!S(0,0)=1$. Stanley gives the bijection underlying this qualification.^[ref]

For example, the inclusion-exclusion principle counts the surjections from four elements to three labelled destinations as $3^4-3\cdot 2^4+3\cdot 1^4=36$. Thus $S(4,3)=36/3!=6$. An independent check chooses the only two-element block of a set partition in $\left(\genfrac{}{}{0ex}{}{4}{2}\right)=6$ ways; the other two elements form singleton sets.

Why these numbers also occur in algebra. Classifying all functions to an $m$-element finite set by the size $k$ of their image givesFor a fixed set partition, the falling factorial $(m{)}_k$ counts assignments of distinct labels to its $k$ blocks of a set partition, and is zero when $k>m$. At $n=3,m=4$, this reads $64=1\cdot 4+3\cdot 12+1\cdot 24$. Replacing $m$ by $x$ yields a polynomial identity: both sides agree at every nonnegative integer. Thus the Stirling numbers of the second kind translate powers into falling factorials. Grouping by equal values turns a counting rule into an algebraic change of coordinates. Summing $S(n,k)$ without destination labels instead gives the Bell number.

For real $f\in C^{n+1}[0,1]$ with positive $(n+1)$st derivative, equality of consecutive best uniform approximation errors would make a best degree-at-most-$n$ polynomial also best at degree $n+1$. The Chebyshev alternation theorem then supplies $n+3$ alternating extrema of its nonzero error, hence $n+2$ distinct zeros. Repeated Rolle's theorem forces a zero of the $(n+1)$st derivative of that error, contradicting the assumed sign. The same conclusion holds for a strictly negative derivative by replacing $f$ with $-f$.

A real-valued function $f:D\to \mathbb{R}$ is a strictly increasing function if every pair $x<y$ in its domain of a function satisfies $f(x)<f(y)$. It is therefore injective, and each output has at most one preimage. Its inverse function on its image of a function is also strictly increasing. Every strictly increasing function is a nondecreasing function; the converse fails when outputs repeat.

The polynomial $f(x)=x^3$ is a strictly increasing function on the real line, although its derivative $f^{\prime }(x)=3x^2$ is zero at zero. Indeed, for $x<y$,because $x^2+xy+y^2=(x+y/2{)}^2+3y^2/4$ can vanish only when $x=y=0$. Thus a positive derivative everywhere is sufficient on a real interval, but is not necessary for a strictly increasing function.

Strict monotonicity does not ensure continuity: $g(x)=x$ for $x<0$ and $g(x)=x+1$ for $x\ge 0$ is a strictly increasing function with a jump discontinuity. Its image of a function omits $[0,1)$, so the inverse function exists only on the actual image of a function, rather than on all the real numbers.

For polynomials $p,q$ of degrees $m,n$, the Sylvester matrix has $n$ shifted coefficient rows of $p$ and $m$ shifted rows of $q$, with coefficients in descending-power order. It represents, after transposition, the map $(A,B)\mapsto Ap+Bq$ for $\mathrm{deg}A<n$, $\mathrm{deg}B<m$. Its determinant is the resultant. Its kernel is nonzero exactly when a common polynomial factor exists: divide $p,q$ by that factor to obtain a nonzero cancelling pair; conversely, coprimality and $Ap=-Bq$ imply $p\mid B$, forcing the degree-bounded $B$ and then $A$ to vanish.

The biquadratic morphism for elliptic sums and differences has no common zero, so the local coefficient norms giveuniformly in $P,Q$. Upper bounds use the fixed coefficients. Lower bounds follow from the absence of common zeros over every local field; the constants are $1$ outside finitely many places, where the integral morphism still has no base point after reduction.

For the binary quadratic with roots $u,v\in {\mathbb{P}}^1(K)$, the projective height of its coefficient vector is $h(u)+h(v)+O(1)$. At nonarchimedean places the coefficient maximum norm of a product of linear polynomials is the product of their maximum norms by the multiplicativity of the nonarchimedean polynomial norm. At archimedean places the same norms are comparable up to a fixed factor for degree two. This also includes roots at infinity. Combining the comparisons yields $h_x(P+Q)+h_x(P-Q)=2h_x(P)+2h_x(Q)+O(1)$. After dividing the identity for $2^{n}P,2^{n}Q$ by $4^n$ and taking limits, it gives the exact height parallelogram identity for the canonical height of an elliptic curve.

For a length-$n$, dimension-$k$ cyclic code with generator polynomial $g$ of degree $n-k$, let the message polynomial satisfy $\mathrm{deg}M<k$. Subtracting the remainder upon polynomial division by $g$ makes the displayed word divisible by $g$. The remainder has degree less than $n-k$, so the highest $k$ coordinates retain the coefficients of $M$. This gives systematic encoding without losing any message information.

A Taylor polynomial replaces a function near a chosen point by a polynomial with matching derivatives. If $f$ has derivatives through order $n$ at $a$, defineThe factorial denominator makes $T_{n,a}^{(j)}(a)=f^{(j)}(a)$ for $0\le j\le n$. This determines a unique polynomial of degree of a polynomial at most $n$. Order zero matches the value, order one also matches the tangent line, and order two also incorporates the second derivative. Matching more local information is useful because polynomials are easy to evaluate, differentiate, and integrate. The distinction between the finite Taylor polynomial and the infinite Taylor series is developed in OpenStax, Taylor and Maclaurin series.

For a computed example, let $f(x)=\sqrt{1+x}$ and expand at zero. Its first three derivatives giveAt $x=0.1$, the linear approximation is $1.05$ and the quadratic approximation is $1.04875$, compared with $\sqrt{1.1}\approx 1.048808848$. The quadratic correction captures the downward bending of the square root and reduces the absolute difference from about $0.00119115$ to $0.0000588482$.

The Taylor remainder turns this convenient approximation into a controlled calculation. On $[0,0.1]$, $f^{\prime \prime \prime }(x)=3/[8(1+x{)}^{5/2}]$ is positive and at most $3/8$. The Taylor theorem with Lagrange remainder therefore givesConsequently $1.04875<\sqrt{1.1}\le 1.0488125$ follows without using the displayed decimal evaluation as evidence. The Taylor polynomial and the Taylor remainder play different roles: the former supplies an answer that is easy to compute, while the latter specifies what accuracy is justified. Farther from the expansion point, the same low-degree polynomial need not remain accurate.