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Kth vs Jth - What's the difference?

kth | jth |

In mathematics|lang=en terms the difference between kth and jth

is that kth is (mathematics) occurring at position k in a sequence while jth is (mathematics) occurring at position j in a sequence.

As adjectives the difference between kth and jth

is that kth is (mathematics) occurring at position k in a sequence while jth is (mathematics) occurring at position j in a sequence.

kth

English

Alternative forms

* k th * Sometimes written as k'th or k-th

Adjective

(-)
  • (mathematics) Occurring at position k in a sequence.

    • Related terms

    * (l) * (l)

    jth

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (mathematics) Occurring at position j in a sequence.
  • * {{quote-journal
    • , year = 2009 , month = February , title = WHAT IS... a Skein Module? , first = W. B. Raymond , last = Lickorish , journal = (Notices of the American Mathematical Society) , issn = 0002-9920 , url = http://www.ams.org/notices/200902/200902-full-issue.pdf , doi = , volume = 56 , issue = 2 , page = 242 , passage = An arc labelled a over-crossing one labelled b has jth coordinate (-1)^\frac{a+b-j}{2} \Delta_j \theta(a, b, j)^{-1}A^{a+b-j+(a^2+b^2-j^2)/2} with respect to base \{[(a, b) j (a, b)]\}. }}

    Related terms

    * ith * nth