Talk:Even and odd functions: Difference between revisions

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==Origin==

Okay, so what *is* the original of the terms even/odd, if not from Taylor series? It's certainly not just "coincidence", as no sane person would keep the term "odd" for the even-powered monomials or vice versa. [[User:216.167.142.196|216.167.142.196]] 04:46, 17 November 2005 (UTC)

Starting with quotients, there is a word missing in the properties.

==Why?==

The choice of even and odd seems arbitrary, I've never seen it explained anywhere. Could somebody explain the motivation for defining even and odd functions? --[[User:Sciyoshi|yoshi]] 05:32, 23 January 2006 (UTC)

==Negative exponents==

So is ''x''^''n'' an odd function if ''n'' is a ''negative'' odd integer (even if it's undefined at zero)? — [[User:Loadmaster|Loadmaster]] 20:03, 17 January 2007 (UTC)

The choice of even and odd seems arbitrary, I've never seen it explained anywhere. Could somebody explain the motivation for defining even and odd functions? --[[User:Sciyoshi|yoshi]] 05:32, 23 January 2006 (UTC)