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power series

A sum of successively higher integral powers of a variable or combination of variables, each multiplied by a constant coefficient.

power series

(Mathematics) a mathematical series whose terms contain ascending positive integral powers of a variable, such as a0 + a1x + a2x² +…

pow′er se`ries

Math. an infinite series in which the terms are coefficients times successive powers of a given variable, or times products of powers of two or more variables.

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power series - the sum of terms containing successively higher integral powers of a variable

series - (mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions

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