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CHARACTERISTIC FUNCTION

Specialty Definition: CHARACTERISTIC FUNCTION

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Computing

Characteristic function The characteristic function of set returns True if its argument is an element of the set and False otherwise. (1995-04-13). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.

Electrical Engineering

An eigenvector for a linear operator on a vector space whose vectors are functions. Source: European Union. (references)

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Crosswords: CHARACTERISTIC FUNCTION

Specialty definitions using "CHARACTERISTIC FUNCTION": Bartlett relationRussell's Paradox. (references)

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Commercial Usage: CHARACTERISTIC FUNCTION

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Books

  • Developments in Characteristic Function Theory (reference)

    (more book examples)

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: CHARACTERISTIC FUNCTION

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

characteristic function

3
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Modern Translation: CHARACTERISTIC FUNCTION

Language Translations for "CHARACTERISTIC FUNCTION"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

eigenfunction (eigenfunction, proper function). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

eigenfunctie (eigenfunction, proper function). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

ominaisfunktio (eigenfunction, proper function). (various references)

   

French

  

fonction propre. (various references)

   

German

  

Eigenfunktion (eigenfunction, proper function). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

ιδιοσυνάρτηση (eigenfunction, proper function). (various references)

   

Italian

  

autofunzione (eigenfunction, proper function). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

aracteristicchay unctionfay

   

Portuguese

  

função própria (builtin function, eigenfunction, proper function). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

función propia (eigenfunction, proper function). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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INDEX

1. Crosswords
2. Usage: Commercial
3. Expressions: Internet
4. Translations: Modern
5. Bibliography


  

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