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Maclaurin series

noun Mac·lau·rin series \mə-ˈklr-ən(z)-\

Definition of MACLAURIN SERIES

:  a Taylor's series that is expanded about the reference point zero and that takes the form subject to the conditions holding for a Taylor's series —called also Maclaurin's series
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Origin of MACLAURIN SERIES

Colin Maclaurin †1746 Scottish mathematician
First Known Use: 1902

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