umbral calculus

noun

An area of study around the surprising similarity between seemingly unrelated polynomial equations and certain shadowy techniques used to "prove" them.

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nounumbral calculus (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountablemathematicsAn area of study around the surprising similarity between seemingly unrelated polynomial equations and certain shadowy techniques used to "prove" them.
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