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Epic card · Science
Taylor series, an Epic card
In mathematical analysis, the Taylor series or Taylor expansion of a function is an infinite sum of terms that are expressed in terms of the function's derivatives at a single point.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 79
- DEF
- 77
- Power
- 156
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 640,000
Power 156 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 80 % of WikiCards cards.
Taylor series quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Taylor series card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Taylor series are named after Brook Taylor, who ______ them in 1715.
Answer
introduced. Taylor series are named after Brook Taylor, who introduced them in 1715. From the Taylor series article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Chevrolet Caprice. Chevrolet Caprice 89 · Taylor series 79 · Gaudapada 73 · Altostratus cloud 69 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Linus Torvalds. Linus Torvalds 1,000,000 · Taylor series 640,000 · Gaudapada 24,000 · Bruno Pontecorvo 15,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- For most common functions, the function and the sum of its Taylor series are equal near this point.
- Taylor series are named after Brook Taylor, who introduced them in 1715.
- A Taylor series is also called a Maclaurin series when 0 is the point where the derivatives are considered, after Colin Maclaurin, who made extensive use of this special case of Taylor series in the 18th century.
Why it is Epic
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Taylor series article was read about 640,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 79 and blocks with 77: each hit it takes is cut by 31 %.
How to get Taylor series
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Taylor series (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : IkamusumeFan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
