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  • 11function — I. noun Etymology: Latin function , functio performance, from fungi to perform; probably akin to Sanskrit bhuṅkte he enjoys Date: 1533 1. professional or official position ; occupation 2. the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted …

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  • 12function — /ˈfʌŋkʃən / (say fungkshuhn), /ˈfʌŋʃən / (say fungshuhn) noun 1. the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution. 2. any ceremonious public or social gathering or occasion. 3. Mathematics a mathematical quantity whose… …

  • 13function table — noun A printed tabulation of selected values of a function corresponding to selected independent variables; e.g. a table of logarithms …

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  • 14function — noun 1》 an activity that is natural to or the purpose of a person or thing.     ↘a computer operation corresponding to a single instruction from the user. 2》 a large or formal social event or ceremony. 3》 Mathematics a relation or expression… …

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  • 15Probability density function — Boxplot and probability density function of a normal distribution N(0, σ2). In probability theory, a probability density function (pdf), or density of a continuous random variable is a function that describes the relative likelihood for this… …

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  • 16Differential of a function — For other uses of differential in mathematics, see differential (mathematics). In calculus, the differential represents the principal part of the change in a function y = ƒ(x) with respect to changes in the independent variable. The… …

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  • 17Μ-recursive function — In mathematical logic and computer science, the μ recursive functions are a class of partial functions from natural numbers to natural numbers which are computable in an intuitive sense. In fact, in computability theory it is shown that the μ… …

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  • 18Algebraic function — In mathematics, an algebraic function is informally a function which satisfies a polynomial equation whose coefficients are themselves polynomials. For example, an algebraic function in one variable x is a solution y for an equation: a n(x)y^n+a… …

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  • 19Correlation function — For other uses, see Correlation function (disambiguation). A correlation function is the correlation between random variables at two different points in space or time, usually as a function of the spatial or temporal distance between the points.… …

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  • 20μ-recursive function — In mathematical logic and computer science, the μ recursive functions are a class of partial functions from natural numbers to natural numbers which are computable in an intuitive sense. In fact, in computability theory it is shown that the μ… …

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