mathematical function
- noun
- /ˌmæθəˈmætɪkəl ˈfʌŋkʃən/
- Specialized
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función matemática
- In mathematics, a mathematical function assigns each input value to exactly one output value.
OK, so basically underlying where preferences come from is a mathematical function we call the utility function.
- OK, so basically underlying where preferences come from is a mathematical function we call the utility function.
- Logic gates are combinations of transistors that compute very simple mathematical functions.
- And Lovelace said just because you're doing mathematical functions and symbols doesn't mean this things can't represent other things in the real world, such as music.
Examples
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Lovelace, when still a child, a student, she wondered if we could take games like solitaire and turn them into mathematical functions and solve them.
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OK, so basically underlying where preferences come from is a mathematical function we call the utility function.
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For example, with a mathematical function, if I shift this function up or down by some constant amount, call it a, then all of its Y values will change.
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Wavelets are mathematical functions that transform the input signal into different frequency components.
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And Lovelace said just because you're doing mathematical functions and symbols doesn't mean this things can't represent other things in the real world, such as music.
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Scientists use a mathematical function to model the relationship between temperature and pressure in gases.
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A common mathematical function is the quadratic function, which can be graphically represented as a parabola.
Synonyms
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4.9
A rule in math or computing that gives one output for each input
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8.6
A rule that links each item in one set to one in another
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4.2
A rule that links each thing in one group to a thing in another group
A rule that gives exactly one output for each input
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is compositionally transparent: 'mathematical' restricts the general noun 'function' to its mathematics sense, so the phrase denotes a math-related mapping. Although the full formal definition (domain/range, uniqueness) is technical, a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer that it refers to a function in mathematics.
Etymology
Mathematical function comes from the simple image of a machine or box: you put a number in and it gives exactly one number out. So it means a 'rule' that links each input to exactly one output.