Questions tagged [specific-question]
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Merging instead of closing similar questions
How do you solve this equation $ \log_{2}(x) = \sqrt x$?
How would you prove $\log_{2}x < \sqrt x$ for $x > 16$?
I understand these are duplicate questions in essence. However, I got really ...
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Please help to improve the question so that it could be reopened [duplicate]
I did my best to improve the
Priority of subscript and superscript operations question and still failing to do so.
Could you please help me to realize how to reshape the question and what lessons ...
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Please help improve this question on whether nCk and nCn-k are topologically equivalent [closed]
This is the question at the moment:
The original question was whether these two expressions are topologically equivalent, and I was was unaware that there was a theory which studies these symmetries.
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What is the reason behind my question getting closed? [closed]
The following question was asked by me on Math StackExchange. I was trying to evaluate this integral:
this integral
$$
\int_{0}^{1} \frac{\ln (x) \ln^{2}(1+x) \ln(1-x)}{x} \ dx
$$
I was stuck at the ...
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Over-zealous closure of what seems a perfectly good question
I see that Prove that $r+x$ is irrational. was closed less than 2 hours after its being asked.
Now it seems to me that the questioner did everything right, including editing it for clarity and ...
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Was this question closed by a human or a bot? what more details could be added?
This question was closed because This question needs details or clarity.
"can there be an infinite set S whose elements all contain S? [closed]"
However, ...
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Query about question closed for "Needs Details or Clarity"
I had posted a question Query on reducts and core algorithm in Rough Sets [closed], where I was trying to understand a ppt example in Computational Intelligence subject.
I gave the example, I gave the ...
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Why was this question closed/deleted for lacking context?
This question was closed, and the reason was lack of context.
While I understand that an attempt doesn't equal context, I am confused as to what exactly was wrong with the post. The OP had made some ...
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Integral or Series Closed Form Inquiry
I know it's a dumb question still
I don't have premium access to Mathematica or Wolfram Alpha, so I sometimes get stuck. Can I ask on Math Stack Exchange community for help finding the closed form of ...
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My question was closed but now I have edited it [duplicate]
I have a question about my Mathematics Stack Exchange post: Hard permutation question
My question was closed and I did not get an option to send it for review even though I have edited it now. Please ...
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Can you explain me why my question was closed?
This question was closed for being "opinion-based". I honestly don't see how this relates to any opinion. The answer is actually written in the comments and was here pretty much from the ...
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How do I get my question deleted?
I cannot delete this question because "it has an answer", even when the "answer" does not even attempt to answer the question at all. It only repeats what I wrote in the question, ...
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What is wrong with my question on the definition of tangent plane?
I asked this question yesterday, and edited it today to include clarification.
It is - I think - a fairly honest and straightforward question, and I have provided a detailed explanation of my thinking ...
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Why was my question down voted and deleted, even though I mentioned my level (learning on my own in the Internet) and showed source and my reasoning?
I have a question about my Mathematics Stack Exchange post: Can a residue class $(a \textrm{ mod } n)$ have a negative $n$?
My question is: could someone provide me feedback on why this question was ...
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How can I improve my question on the factorial formula?
I thought I asked a decent question but it has been downvoted. I don't know how I can improve it. Please provide suggestions.