Elimination - Logic and Mathematics

Logic and Mathematics

  • Elimination theory, the theory of the methods to eliminate variables between polynomial equations.
  • Disjunctive syllogism, a rule of inference
  • Gaussian elimination, a method of solving systems of linear equations
  • Fourier–Motzkin elimination, an algorithm for reducing systems of linear inequalities

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