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What does apostrophe-like symbol in the superscript mean?
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Problem
It's hard to look up the meaning of a symbol if you don't know what it is called in the context that it is written.
That apostrophe-type symbol in the sequence notation - what is that?
That apostrophe-type symbol in the sequence notation - what is that?
Solution
That's a prime.
In mathematics, statistics, and science, the prime is generally used to generate more variable names for things which are similar, without resorting to subscripts – $x'$ generally means something related to or derived from $x$.
In mathematics, statistics, and science, the prime is generally used to generate more variable names for things which are similar, without resorting to subscripts – $x'$ generally means something related to or derived from $x$.
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StackExchange Computer Science Q#26037, answer score: 14
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