taylor series mathematics taylor series representation function infinite sum terms calculated values function derivatives single point concept taylor series formulated scottish mathematician formally introduced english mathematician taylor series centered zero series called series named scottish mathematician extensive use special case taylor series 18th century function finite number terms taylor series taylor gives estimates error introduced use formed taking initial terms taylor series called taylor taylor series function limit function taylor degree increases provided limit exists function equal taylor series taylor series point function equal taylor series open interval disc complex plane known function interval definition taylor series real complex valued function formula infinitely real complex number formula power series formula written compact formula formula denotes formula denotes derivative formula evaluated point derivative order zero formula defined formula formula formula defined series called series examples series series geometric series formula taylor series formula integrating series find series log log denotes natural formula corresponding taylor series log formula generally corresponding taylor series log formula taylor series function formula expansion holds derivative respect equals leaves terms term infinite sum history greek philosopher considered problem infinite series achieve finite result rejected result later aristotle proposed philosophical resolution mathematical content apparently unresolved taken prior aristotle method exhaustion infinite number progressive subdivisions performed achieve finite result independently employed similar method centuries later 14th century earliest examples use taylor series closely related methods given record work survives writings later indian suggest found number special cases taylor series including functions school astronomy mathematics expanded works series expansions rational 16th century 17th century worked area published series general method constructing series functions exist finally provided series named series named professor edinburgh published special case taylor result 18th century functions given power series open disc interval real line centered complex plane said disc disc given power series formula formula times setting gives formula power series expansion agrees taylor series function open disc centered taylor series value function point disc equal taylor series complex plane called entire function functions examples entire functions examples functions entire include square root function functions taylor series converge far taylor series distance larger radius convergence taylor series value entire function point value function derivatives known single point uses taylor series functions include partial sums taylor series entire function good sufficiently terms included integration power series performed term term particularly easy function uniquely extended function open disk complex plane makes machinery complex analysis available truncated series function values numerically form evaluating operations readily power series representation instance formula follows taylor series expansions functions result fundamental importance fields analysis terms taylor series problems possible restricted domain approach physics convergence pictured right accurate sin point pink curve degree seven formula error particular error contrast shown picture natural function log taylor converge function region outside region higher degree taylor worse function similar phenomenon error incurred function degree taylor called remainder denoted function taylor obtain bound size remainder general taylor series need fact set functions taylor series set space smooth functions taylor series function converge limit need general equal value function example function formula infinitely derivatives zero consequently taylor series zero zero function equal taylor series origin example non smooth function real analysis example shows infinitely functions taylor series equal converge contrast functions studied complex analysis possess taylor series taylor series functions converge value different function complex function approach approaches imaginary axis continuous complex plane taylor series generally sequence real complex numbers appear taylor series infinitely function defined real line consequence result radius convergence taylor series zero infinitely functions defined real line taylor series radius convergence functions written taylor series cases achieve series expansion allows negative powers variable series example written series taylor series converge value function bounded continuous function finite differences specifically following finite difference operator step size series precisely taylor series divided differences appear place series formally similar newton series function terms series converge terms taylor series sense usual taylor series general infinite sequence following power series identity holds formula particular formula series right expectation value distributed random variable takes value probability formula law large numbers implies identity holds list series common functions list mathematical series important series expansions follow expansions valid complex arguments function formula natural formula formula geometric series derivatives article variants formula formula formula formula formula series includes square root infinite geometric series formula formula instance terms written explicitly common square root cases formula formula functions formula formula formula formula formula formula formula functions formula formula formula formula formula numbers appearing expansions tan numbers expansion sec numbers calculation taylor series methods exist calculation taylor series large number functions attempt use definition taylor series requires form according readily apparent pattern alternatively use division addition standard taylor series construct taylor series function virtue taylor series power series cases derive taylor series repeatedly applying integration parts particularly convenient use computer systems taylor series example order 7th degree function formula rewrite function formula taylor series natural big formula function formula series expansion zero constant term enables substitute second series easily terms higher order 7th degree big formula function odd powers zero second example suppose want taylor series function formula function formula example formula assume power series formula series yields formula collecting terms fourth order yields formula comparing series function yields desired taylor series formula example employ method called indirect expansion expand given function method uses known taylor expansion function order expand formula taylor series use known taylor series function formula formula taylor series definitions functions defined equation functions including discussed defined property holds differential equation example function function equal derivative assumes value origin equally define function taylor series taylor series define functions operators diverse areas mathematics particular true areas classical definitions functions break example taylor series define functions operators matrix matrix areas formal analysis convenient work directly power series define solution differential equation power series hopes prove taylor series desired solution taylor series taylor series functions variable formula example function depends taylor series second order point formula denote respective partial derivatives second order taylor series expansion valued function variable written formula formula gradient formula evaluated formula formula matrix applying multi index taylor series formula understood abbreviated multi index version equation analogy single variable case example second order taylor series expansion point function formula firstly partial derivatives need formula evaluate derivatives origin formula taylor series formula case formula log formula comparison series series enables express periodic function function defined closed interval infinite sum functions sense series analogous taylor series allows express function infinite sum powers series differ relevant issues obviously finite taylor series point exactly equal contrast series integrating entire interval generally point finite series exact taylor series requires knowledge function arbitrary small neighbourhood point series requires knowing function domain interval certain sense taylor series local series global taylor series defined function infinitely derivatives single point series defined function particular function example function convergence series different properties taylor series positive convergence radius resulting series coincide function function series function uniformly compact convergence interval concerning series function square series mean additional requirements needed ensure uniform convergence instance function periodic class convergence uniform finally practice wants approximate function finite number terms let taylor partial sum series respectively case taylor series error small neighbourhood point large distant point case series error distributed domain function
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