Mathematics
- Cohen-Macaulay ring, a commutative ring, named after Irvin Cohen and Francis Sowerby Macaulay (1862-1937).
- Macaulay computer algebra system, a computer algebra system, named after Francis Sowerby Macaulay (1862-1937).
- Macaulay2, a free computer algebra system, which is a successor of the preceding.
- Macaulay matrix, a generalization of Sylvester matrix to n homogeneous polynomials in n variables.
- Macaulay brackets, a notation used to describe the ramp function.
- Macaulay Duration, a special case of bond duration, named after Frederick Macaulay (1882-1970).
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