First Known Use: 1842
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Taylor series
noun Tay·lor series \ˈtā-lər-\
Definition of TAYLOR SERIES
: a power series that gives the expansion of a function f (x) in the neighborhood of a point a provided that in the neighborhood the function is continuous, all its derivatives exist, and the series converges to the function in which case it has the form 
where f [n](a) is the derivative of nth order of f(x) evaluated at a —called also Taylor's series
where f [n](a) is the derivative of nth order of f(x) evaluated at a —called also Taylor's series ADVERTISEMENT
Origin of TAYLOR SERIES
Brook Taylor †1731 English mathematician
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