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| two quantities having the same or a constant ratio or relation |
| one of several highly systematic methods of treating problems by a special system of algebraic notations, such as differential or integral calculus |
maximum principle
statement in the language of set theory, equivalent to the axiom of choice, that is often used to prove the existence of a mathematical object when it cannot be explicitly produced.
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