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Latest revision as of 08:24, 9 September 2016

In mathematics, a closed-form expression is a mathematical expression that can be evaluated in a finite number of operations.

Description

It may contain constants, variables, certain "well-known" operations (e.g., + − × ÷), and functions (e.g., nth root, exponent, logarithm, trigonometric functions, and inverse hyperbolic functions), but usually no limit.

The set of operations and functions admitted in a closed-form expression may vary with author and context.

Problems are said to be tractable if they can be solved in terms of a closed-form expression.

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