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MATHEMATICAL TECHNICIAN

Specialty Definition: MATHEMATICAL TECHNICIAN

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Occupations

Applies standardized mathematical formulas, principles, and methodology to technological problems in engineering and physical sciences in relation to specific industrial and research objectives, processes, equipment and products: Confers with professional, scientific, and engineering personnel to plan project. Analyzes raw data from computer or recorded on photographic film or other media. Selects most practical and accurate combination and sequence of computational methods, using algebra, trigonometry, geometry, vector analysis and calculus to reduce raw data to meaningful and manageable terms. Selects most economical and reliable combination of manual, mechanical, or data processing methods and equipment consistent with data reduction requirements. Modifies standard formulas to conform to data processing method selected. Translates data into numerical values, equations, flow charts, graphs or other media. Analyzes processed data to detect errors. May operate calculator or computer. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: MATHEMATICAL TECHNICIAN


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

4D 41 54 48 45 4D 41 54 49 43 41 4C      54 45 43 48 4E 49 43 49 41 4E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001101 01000001 01010100 01001000 01000101 01001101 01000001 01010100 01001001 01000011 01000001 01001100 00100000 01010100 01000101 01000011 01001000 01001110 01001001 01000011 01001001 01000001 01001110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#77 &#65 &#84 &#72 &#69 &#77 &#65 &#84 &#73 &#67 &#65 &#76 &#32 &#84 &#69 &#67 &#72 &#78 &#73 &#67 &#73 &#65 &#78

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

004D 0041 0054 0048 0045 004D 0041 0054 0049 0043 0041 004C      0054 0045 0043 0048 004E 0049 0043 0049 0041 004E

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

473554423947355443373546254393742484337433548

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INDEX

1. Orthography
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