Mathematical English Usage - a Glossary

by Jerzy Trzeciak

vary

[see also: alter, change, range, differ, different]

Here c denotes a constant which can vary from line to line.

Fix n and let c vary.

As we let t vary, f(t) describes a curve in M.

Within I, the function f varies <oscillates> by less than 1.

The idea is that C is fixed, but X and Y vary according to circumstances.

Then F varies smoothly in t.

The samples vary in length.

Note that m is permitted to vary with the number of inputs.

a slowly varying function

A number of authors have considered, in varying degrees of generality, the problem of determining......


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