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  • dESCARTESE'S Rule: found in old 90 Year old Dictionary

    From Douglas Eagleson@eaglesondouglas@gmail.com to comp.ai.philosophy on Tue Feb 20 09:56:01 2024
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    dESCARTESE'S Rule:
    After Rene Descartes, French Philosopher
    Math/ The rule that: In a numerical algebraic equation, F(x)=0, arrangeged according to powers of x, the number of positive roots cannot exceed the number if variations in the signs of the terms, and the difference of the two numbers is even.
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