Maclaurin polynomial

plural Maclaurin polynomials

1. mathematicsA truncated Maclaurin series; the sum of the first n terms of a Maclaurin series.

   In the Maclaurin polynomials for sin x, only the odd powers of x appear explicitly.

   1998, Howard Anton, Calculus, Volume 2, Wiley, page 654

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   Use the formula for the nth Maclaurin polynomial for a function f(x) given below to find the 5th Maclaurin polynomial for f(x) = ln(l + x). Show all of your work.

   1996, Arthur Wayne Roberts, Calculus: The Dynamics of Change, Mathematical Association of America, page 109

   Use the Maclaurin polynomial for the function defined by f(x) = ln(l + x) to compute the value of In 1.2 accurate to four decimal places.

   1996, Louis Leithold, The Calculus 7, HarperCollins, page 681

   Or, it could be reinforcement of material on Taylor and Maclaurin polynomials that the students have had.

   2010, Stephen Hillbert, Diane D. Schwartz, Stan Seltzer, John Maceli, Eric Robinson, Calculus: An Active Approach with Projects, Mathematical Association of America, page 294