principal value
Mathematics
noun
A unique value, chosen by convention as the simplest or most important value, of a many-valued function such as an indefinite integral or an inverse sine.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. After French valeur principale.
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