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Descartes' Rule of Signs (Wikipedia)

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Wikipedia's article on Descartes' rule of signs, used to source its attribution to Rene Descartes' La Geometrie and to state the rule's claim in the atlas's own words.

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Publisher
Wikimedia Foundation
URL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descartes%27_rule_of_signs
Source Type
Encyclopedia
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2
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Descartes' Rule of Signs (Wikipedia)
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Claims Backed By This Source (10 claims)

This source backs 10 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Theorems, 6 claims: 3 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.
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