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Taylor Series Mathematical & Computational Physics Infinite Polynomial Expansion An infinite polynomial series representation of a smooth function expressed in terms of its higher-order derivatives evaluated at a single point a. f(x) = ∑_(n=0)^(∞) (f^(n)(a) / n!) (x - a)^n Tensor Mathematical & Computational Physics Geometric Multilinear Object A multilinear geometric object describing linear relationships between algebraic vectors, tensors, and scalars independent of coordinate choice. T'^ij = (∂x'^i / ∂x^k) (∂x'^j / ∂x^l) T^kl