Equation 32 · Part 1 · The Bend an Elevator Cannot Fake
Symbol r
What this part means
r is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
Its job in the formula
r is a part of this expression. Its role is fixed by the surrounding article and by the operations shown in the formula.
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The passage around this formula
the part of y that weighted least squares could not explain with any node potential at all. It is tempting to read a nonzero r as curvature declaring itself. That reading is wrong, and the reason is worth deriving rather than waving at.
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A variable is a named place for a value. Its letter is a local label: x can mean position in one formula and a data point in another.
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