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  • 11Function composition (computer science) — In computer science, function composition (not to be confused with object composition) is an act or mechanism to combine simple functions to build more complicated ones. Like the usual composition of functions in mathematics, the result of the… …

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  • 12function — func|tion1 W1S3 [ˈfʌŋkʃən] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: functio, from fungi to perform ] 1.) [U and C] the purpose that something has, or the job that someone or something does perform/fulfil a function ▪ In your new job you will perform… …

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  • 13Function space — In mathematics, a function space is a set of functions of a given kind from a set X to a set Y . It is called a space because in many applications, it is a topological space or a vector space or both. ExamplesFunction spaces appear in various… …

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  • 14hash function — one way function (not reversible) that changes input data in to a unique digital code (also used in information security as a digital signature that identifies the sender and verifies the contents of the message) …

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  • 15function — 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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  • 16Cryptographic hash function — A cryptographic hash function (specifically, SHA 1) at work. Note that even small changes in the source input (here in the word over ) drastically change the resulting output, by the so called avalanche effect. A cryptographic hash function is a… …

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  • 17Negligible function — For other uses, see negligible. In mathematics, a negligible function is a function such that for every positive integer c there exists an integer Nc such that for all x > Nc, Equivalently, we may also use the following definition. A …

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  • 18One Shenton Way — One Shenton Way, February 2011 General information Status Under construction …

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  • 19Trapdoor function — A trapdoor function is a function that is easy to compute in one direction, yet believed to be difficult to compute in the opposite direction (finding its inverse) without special information, called the trapdoor . Trapdoor functions are widely… …

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  • 20One Big Union (concept) — The One Big Union is a concept which emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries amongst working class trade unionists. Unions initially organised as craft or trade unions. Workers were organized by their skill: carpenters, plumbers,… …

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