Mathematical (simple?) vs physical pendulums

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I've looked long and hard for what a mathematical pendulum is but no site clearly has the name "mathematical" pendulum but it's all over the book "Problems in General Physics" by I.E. Irodov .
Reading a few sites I get the impression that mathematical and simple pendulums are the same thing.
Is this true?

MeL · Accepted Answer

It’s just a translation issue from common Russian terminology into English terminology. While the literal translation of “математический маятник” is “mathematical pendulum,” the terminologically correct translation is simply “pendulum”.

Correct answer by MeL on August 16, 2021

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