• In mathematics, an element of a *-algebra is called positive if it is the sum of elements of the form a ∗ a {\displaystyle a^{*}a} . Let A {\displaystyle...
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  • a ≤ g + b. An element x of G is called positive if 0 ≤ x. The set of elements 0 ≤ x is often denoted with G+, and is called the positive cone of G. By...
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    the same sign as that of an electron. Percent sign Plus–minus sign Positive element Signedness Symmetry in mathematics Weisstein, Eric W. "Sign". mathworld...
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    cemented achromatic doublet consisting of one thin negative element and one thin positive element, both of equal power; such a doublet would result in a compound...
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  • A positive-temperature-coefficient heating element (PTC heating element), or self-regulating heater, is an electrical resistance heater whose resistance...
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  • containing the first four positive integers ( A = { 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 } {\displaystyle A=\{1,2,3,4\}} ), one could say that "3 is an element of A", expressed notationally...
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  • approximate identity if and only if A contains a strictly positive element, i.e. a positive element h such that hAh is dense in A. Using approximate identities...
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    Finite element method (FEM) is a popular method for numerically solving differential equations arising in engineering and mathematical modeling. Typical...
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  • even in the more recent literature. Each positive element of a C*-algebra is self-adjoint. For each element a {\displaystyle a} of a *-algebra, the elements...
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  • , i.e. b {\displaystyle b} is positive. If c ∈ A + {\displaystyle c\in {\mathcal {A}}_{+}} is another positive element with c n = a = b n {\displaystyle...
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  • Howard Bloom in 1970, that is used to test whether an element is a member of a set. False positive matches are possible, but false negatives are not – in...
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    plentiful in the entire Earth's crust (cerium being the 25th-most-abundant element at 68 parts per million, more abundant than copper), but in practice they...
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  • a lattice that is not a positive integer multiple of another element in the lattice Primitive element (coalgebra), an element X on which the comultiplication...
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  • if, for every two positive elements x and y of F, there exists a natural number n such that nx > y. Here, n denotes the field element resulting from forming...
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    Mercury is a chemical element; it has symbol Hg and atomic number 80. It is commonly known as quicksilver. A heavy, silvery d-block element, mercury is the...
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  • price system can be viewed as a continuous, positive, linear functional on C {\displaystyle C} . Positive element – Group with a compatible partial orderPages...
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    His Cronica is viewed as the first introduction of statistics as a positive element in history. However, historian Kenneth R. Bartlett notes that, in contrast...
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  • positive linear functional ω on a *-algebra A is said to be faithful if, for any positive element a in A, ω(a) = 0 implies that a = 0. Every element Ω...
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  • positive element a is invertible, then Her(a) = A. This suggests the following notion for the non-unital case: a ∈ A is said to be strictly positive if...
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  • design. Costume design was by Jean Paul Gaultier. The Fifth Element received mainly positive reviews, although some critics were highly negative. The film...
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    Church. His writings on politics, law, art, and culture emphasized the positive element of the spiritual and secular unification of Russia with the acceptance...
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  • mathematics, an identity element or neutral element of a binary operation is an element that leaves unchanged every element when the operation is applied...
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  • Extended periodic table Element 119 (Uue, marked here) in period 8 (row 8) marks the start of theorisations. An extended periodic table theorizes about...
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    groups, one positive crown glass element at the front, one negative flint glass element at the center and a negative concave flint glass element cemented...
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    negative element corrects for chromatic aberration; the positive element facing the object is made of crown glass, while the negative element facing the...
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  • general, a C*-algebra A is σ-unital if and only if A contains a strictly positive element, i.e. there exists h in A+ such that the hereditary C*-subalgebra generated...
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  • adonai "my lords." Otto Eissfeldt theorizes that adonai is a post positive element attested to in Ugaritic writing. He points to the myth of the struggle...
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    self-confident, positive, and assertive. The direction associated with Fire is South, and the season is summer, which makes it the fixed element for the animal...
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  • , i.e. the ordering is preserved under multiplication by the same positive element. ∀ x , y   ( x < y ⇒ ∃ z   ( x + z = y ) ) {\displaystyle \forall x...
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    signs. S1 is considered to be the affirmation/positive element and S2 is the negation/negative element in the binary pair. The second binary relationship...
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