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Why do we call it a "positive definite matrix" rather than a "positively definite matrix"?

The term positive definite matrix is a standard one used in mathematics, especially in linear algebra. Are there grammatical, linguistic, or historical reasons why it was not called a...

Asked on 02/24/2021 by modnar

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Was a work of Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage inspiration for pioneers of modern computing?

Recently, I came across a book about Grace Hopper where it is stated that Howard Aiken wanted her to become familiar with papers by Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage as...

Asked on 02/06/2021 by Martin Vesely

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How much had the rise of drones been connected with the study of birds?

I've read in "How do they fly" by Rudolf Dvořák that the main constraint from inventing some kind of remote-controlled flying machine that could go all directions...

Asked on 01/11/2021

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How we distinguished charges and named them?

As I searched history of nomenclature of charges I got this.., Ben Franklin imagined electricity as a type of invisible fluid that could build up or be absent from a...

Asked on 01/02/2021 by GRAVITON PI

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Poincare Quote Regarding Instability

Poincare wrote (english translation of the french) in 1903:``A very small cause that escapes our notice determines a considerable effect that we cannot fail to see, and then we...

Asked on 12/23/2020 by Gottfried William

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What is the basis of the claim that $F_5$ was fully factored in 1732?

The Wikipedia Page on Fermat numbers states that $F_5$ was "fully factored" in 1732. This appears to be the same time that Euler found that...

Asked on 11/28/2020 by Spencer

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Did Galileo use an erroneous geometrical result in 'Two New Sciences'?

In Thm. 4, Prop. 4 of Galileo's 'Two New Sciences' (pg. 187, Crew Translation), Galileo says the following: "From a single point $B$ draw the planes $BA$ and...

Asked on 08/11/2020 by Zachary Candelaria

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