Blissard's symbolic method

proper noun

A technique in umbral calculus, allowing certain sequences of numbers to be manipulated algebraically as powers, so as to produce valid formulas.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. mathematicsA technique in umbral calculus, allowing certain sequences of numbers to be manipulated algebraically as powers, so as to produce valid formulas.

Origin

The method was introduced by John Blissard.

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Blissard's symbolic method. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blissard's%20symbolic%20method

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Blissard's symbolic method,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Blissard's%20symbolic%20method.

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