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saltus
[
sal
-t
uh
s
,
sawl
-
]
sal·tus
/
ˈsæl
təs
,
ˈsɔl-
/
Show Spelled
[
sal
-t
uh
s
,
sawl
-
]
Show IPA
noun,
plural
sal·tus·es.
Mathematics
.
oscillation
(
def. 5b
)
.
Origin:
1655–65;
<
Neo-Latin,
Latin:
a leap.
See
salt
2
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a number that is a multiple of all the denominators of a set of fractions
the amount by which one quantity is greater or less than another
a function having the dependent variable expressed directly in terms of the independent variables, such as y = 3x + 4
the ratio of the integral of a given function over a closed interval to the length of the interval
the process of replacing a number by another number of approximately the same value but having fewer digits
the result of division; the number of times one quantity is contained in another
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saltus
(ˈsæltəs)
—
n
,
pl
-tuses
a break in the continuity of a sequence, esp the omission of a necessary step in a logical argument
[Latin: a leap]
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