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Earth & cosmosComparative planetary heat transport and observed phase curves

Planetary circulation couples radiation and dynamics; comparing advective, radiative and rotation time scales organizes possible regimes.

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Earth & cosmosSurvey selection in observed and intrinsic coordinates

A survey's detected density is the underlying observable distribution multiplied by a selection probability.

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Earth & cosmosActual 3D inversion: synthetic secret-model comparisons

The Dublin Secret Model 1 benchmark compares three actual 3D magnetotelluric reconstructions of a spiral conductor from synthetic impedance data.

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Earth & cosmosQAMT 2025: synthetic recovery and a field application

Schiffler and colleagues validate a 3D EM inversion implementation using five synthetic anomalies and compare recovered structures across survey observables.

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Earth & cosmosDark-sector models: compare evidence at each scale

GR with cold dark matter is the established cosmological comparison baseline.

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Earth & cosmosAcceleration models: fit and independent gravity tests

A constant Λ is the minimal GR acceleration baseline; dynamical fields require additional assumptions and parameters.

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Earth & cosmosRadiation–matter exchange in relativistic accretion

Radiation-GRMHD couples the matter-plus-magnetic stress tensor to a radiation tensor with opposite four-force sources, so their sum is covariantly conserved.

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Mathematics & logicReal-number arithmetic laws

Real arithmetic permits regrouping, distributing and taking nonzero reciprocals.

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Mathematics & logicFinite decimal place value

A decimal digit's position determines its power-of-ten weight.

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Mathematics & logicRational numbers and recurring decimals

Terminating or eventually recurring decimals represent exactly the rational numbers.

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Mathematics & logicArithmetic with fractions

Fraction arithmetic preserves value by using common denominators or reciprocals.

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Mathematics & logicAbsolute value and distance intervals

Absolute value measures distance from zero on the real line.

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Mathematics & logicPercent and relative change

A percentage states a ratio per hundred and needs an explicit base.

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Mathematics & logicOrder rules for real inequalities

Scaling an inequality depends on the factor's sign.

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Mathematics & logicInteger powers and positive-base rational powers

Negative exponents use reciprocals; rational exponents use principal roots.

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Mathematics & logicReal logarithms and their laws

A logarithm is the inverse of exponentiation for an admissible positive base.

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Mathematics & logicQuadratic formula and discriminant

The discriminant classifies the real solutions of a quadratic equation.

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Mathematics & logicFunction composition and inverses

Composition feeds one output into another function; inversion requires unique preimages.

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Mathematics & logicEuclidean triangle congruence tests

Specified matching sides and angles can establish the same triangle shape and size.

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Mathematics & logicEuclidean triangle similarity tests

Triangle similarity keeps corresponding angles and one common positive side scale.

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Mathematics & logicAcute-angle right-triangle ratios

Opposite and adjacent legs depend on the chosen acute angle.

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Mathematics & logicRadian angle, circular arc and sector

Radian measure is arc length divided by radius.

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Mathematics & logicPlane area and perimeter formulas

Area measures covered surface; perimeter measures boundary length.

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Mathematics & logicRight-prism and cylinder volumes

Volume and surface area measure different aspects of a solid.

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Mathematics & logicDescriptive sample center and spread

Mean, median, mode and sample variance summarize observed values.

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InformationTwo's-complement signed integers

A signed interpretation assigns a negative weight to the highest bit.

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InformationOctets and multi-byte order

Byte order describes the significance assigned to successive stored octets.

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InformationUnicode scalar values and UTF-8

UTF-8 encodes scalar values with a variable number of octets.

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InformationText boundaries and Unicode normalization

Text equality and character counts depend on the declared representation and convention.

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InformationIP addresses and datagram delivery

IP addresses identify network destinations; IP does not guarantee delivery.

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Function composition and inverses

Mathematics & logic

Composition feeds one output into another function; inversion requires unique preimages.

Key knowledge

The composition (f∘g)(x) is f(g(x)), defined when x belongs to g's domain and g(x) belongs to f's domain. A one-to-one function has an inverse on its actual range, reversing its input-output assignment.

Values and equations

(f∘g)(x)=f(g(x)); f⁻¹(f(x))=x; f(f⁻¹(y))=y

f, g
Functions with compatible domains for composition
x
Input in the relevant domain
y
Output in f's range; f one-to-one for inverse identities

Conditions and scope

  • Composition generally depends on order.
  • The inverse f⁻¹ is a function, not the reciprocal 1/f; restricting a domain can make a function one-to-one.

Composition defined only on compatible inputs. Inverse on the actual range; no claim every function is invertible.

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  1. Jay Abramson / OpenStax, Rice University2 sources
    1. College Algebra 2e, 3.4: Composition of functionsJay Abramson / OpenStax, Rice UniversityCourse notesopenstax.orgRead source
    2. College Algebra 2e, 3.7: Inverse functionsJay Abramson / OpenStax, Rice UniversityCourse notesopenstax.orgRead source

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