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Taylor series

expression of a function as an infinite sum
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Summary

Taylor series is a term[1]. It ranks in the top 0.34% of term entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,334 views/month, #2 of 595).[2]

Key Facts

  • Discoverer or inventor: Brook Taylor[3]
  • Instance of: mathematical concept[4]
  • Named after: Brook Taylor[5]
  • Subclass of: power series[6], Laurent series[7]
  • Has use: approximation[8]
  • Commons category: Taylor series[9]
  • Facet of: series expansion[10]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[12]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Mathematics[13]

Why It Matters

Taylor series has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 101 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Brook Taylor

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → power series, Laurent series
    Discoverer or inventor → Brook Taylor
    Facet of → series expansion
    Has use → approximation
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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